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Malaysian minister offers personal aid to family of man killed in drink-driving crash

A Malaysian minister visited and provided financial aid to the widow of a motorcyclist who was killed in a drink-driving accident that threatened to inflame…

By Samantha Johnson / April 2, 2026
Transport Minister Anthony Loke visited the family of the late Amirul Hafiz Omar, 33, on Sunday, accompanied by Road Transport Department Director General Aedy Fadly Ramli.

He gave Amirul’s 32-year-old widow, Nor Nadia Abdul Majid, money from his own pocket to help the family with expenses.

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“However, no amount of money can compensate for the loss of a loved one, especially for a wife who now has to continue life without her husband by her side,” Loke wrote in a social media post on Wednesday.

“I deeply understand the sorrow felt, and I express our profound sympathies to the deceased’s family in facing this difficult time.”

The horrific car crash in Klang, Malaysia, on Sunday. The driver was believed to have driven against the flow of traffic before his car collided with Amirul Hafiz Omar’s motorcycle. Photo: Handout
The horrific car crash in Klang, Malaysia, on Sunday. The driver was believed to have driven against the flow of traffic before his car collided with Amirul Hafiz Omar’s motorcycle. Photo: Handout

Amirul was on his way to buy his eldest son a mathematics book in the Malaysian port city of Klang on Sunday when his motorcycle was rammed by a car allegedly being driven at high speed, the New Straits Times reported.

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