Girl killed by dad’s vehicle

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The location where the tragic accident occurred on Friday.

The location where the tragic accident occurred on Friday.

SANDAKAN: A man reparking his vehicle at a relative’s house where the family had gone for an Aidilfitri visit on the first day accidentally ran over and killed his three-year-old daughter, police said.

Mutia Noraini Ayup died of severe head injuries as she was being rushed to the Duchess of Kent Hospital from Taman Sejati Ujana, Batu 7, near here after the incident at about 8.30 pm, said Sandakan Police chief ACP Zabidi Md Zain.

The girl had accompanied her three siblings and parents in the visit to an uncle’s house in conjunction with Aidilfitri, he said.

Her 38-year-old father was reparking his Toyota Hilux pick-up truck after dropping off his wife and four children when he realised he had run over something and heard his wifes’ scream, he said.

They rushed Mutia Noraini to the Duchess of Kent Hospital but she had died by the time they reached the hospital, he said.

The case will be investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.