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Train kills 5-year-old,sister injured
[Kulantan]A FIVE-YEAR-OLD girl was killed and her youngest sister seriously
injured when they were hit by an express train inside a tunnel at Sungai
Mengkuang,Manik Urai,Kelantan,last Thursday night.
The impact caused Nurul Anis nasri and Nurul Ain,three,to be flung into
a drain,in the incident which occurred about 7pm.
Nurul Anis died on arrival at the distruct hospital,while her sister is
recuperating at the Universiti Sains malaysia Hospital(HUSM)in Kubang
Krian.
District police deputy chief,Deputy Superintendent Shahurinain Jais said
that,the sisters,accompanied by a seven-year-old sibling and a 16-year-old
aunt,were walking towards their grandfater's house through the tunnel.
A Tumpat-bound train from Gua Musang passed by and hit Nurul Anis and
Nurul Ain.
Shahurinain said the teenage aunt,known only as Nurfatihah,sought help
from nearby villagers,who sent the two siblings to the district hospital.
He said Nurul Anis who suffered head and body injuries was pronounced
dead upon arrival at the hospital while Nurul Ain sustained facial injuries.
Meanwhile,the siblings' mother,Norizan Salleh,28,who is five months pregnant,refused
to be interviewed when met at HUSM yesterday.
However,Norizan's sister Noridawati,23,said Nurul Ain's condition was
improving.
She said it was normal for the siblings to take the tunnelto visit their
grandfater,adding that Nurul Ain was expected to be discharged from the
hospital soon.
Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad operations executive Ismail Abdul Karim said
the incident did not halt train services.
He said it was the first time an accident had occurred in the area this
year.
[The Malay Mail 5/6/2005]
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