Ministry task force to probe kart accident

KUANTAN: The Higher Education Ministry has formed a special task force to investigate the fatal racing-kart accident that killed a father and his daughter.

Its secretary-general Tan Sri Dr Noorul Ainur Mohd Nur said she had been directed by Minister Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh to set up the task force.

“The committee comprises the event organiser and ministry officials,” she said.

Kuantan police chief ACP Abdul Aziz Salleh said police are investigating the incident under Section 304 (A) of the Penal Code for culpable homicide not amounting to murder, which carries a maximum jail sentence of 30 years and a fine.

Factory supervisor Izwan Isa, 39, and his daughter, Nur Zulaikha, five, were killed while watching a race at 11.30am on Sunday. Izwan died on the spot while Nur Zulaikha died while being treated in hospital.

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) vice-chancellor Prof Datuk Dr Wahid Omar said the barriers and safety tape partitions which were set up at the race were in accordance with regulations.

UTM was one of the event organisers. – by Ashwin Kumar