Ferrari Disaster

Ferrari disaster

The Star, June 26, 2005 report.

He had bought a reconditioned red Ferrari F355 four months ago and yesterday drove it to Sungkai on one of his balik kampung trips.

But tragedy struck when Major (Rtd) Mohd Ali Hanafiah Ariffin's car crashed into an oil palm tree and burst into flames at 3.15pm at the 73rd kilometre of the Federal Route 1 (Bidor-Sungkai Road) in Bidor.

Mohd Ali, 43, managed to get out of the burning car but not his brother-in-law Ahmad Fozee Abdullah, 46, and his (Ahmad Fozee's) three-year-old son Mohd Amin, both of whom were in the front passenger seat.

Mohd Ali's foster brother, Zaime Elias, said Mohd Ali had returned to his kampung here from Shah Alam in Selangor and they were supposed to have met here. Mohd Ali called later to cancel the meeting saying that he was going for a ride in the car with Ahmad Fozee. He was driving to his family home at nearby Taman Syarikat when the accident occurred. The bodies of Ahmad Fozee and his son were flattened and burnt beyond recognition. “The boy was sitting with his father in the front passenger seat,” he said.

To the family of Ahmad Fozee Abdullah & Mohd Amin, I sent my deepest heartfelt empathy and condolence for the unfortunate incident.

To Major (Rtd) Mohd Ali Hanafiah Ariffin, I am sorry to hear of this bad news, and I know how difficult it will be for you to live with the shadow of the mishap.

To all others who owns fast cars such as ferrari, BMW, Porsche, etc, we must learnt a lesson not to take our life and at times, of others, for granted. We may not value our own, but we should consider the life of others, be they passengers, padestrains, cyclist, etc.

Sometimes, for the joy and fun of a few minutes, and many at times, not due to our own negligence or concentration, we may still cause insurmountable problems to others.

Lets pray for the deceased and comfort those who have lost their love ones. Amen.