Seven UiTM Students Still Receiving Treatment, All KKEC 2026 Outdoor Activities Cancelled Immediately
SHAH ALAM: Seven Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) students are reported to still be receiving treatment and medical observation following a heat‑related incident during a cross‑country event at the Komander Kesatria Endurance Challenge (KKEC) 2026 programme at the Jengka Campus in Pahang.
UiTM Vice‑Chancellor, Prof Datuk Dr Shahrin Sahib@Sahibuddin, in a statement on Sunday, said the university management is giving special attention to the health status and welfare of all its students who are currently placed at Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Hospital (HOSHAS) in Temerloh and Jengka Hospital in Pahang.
“Based on the latest information at HOSHAS, Liya Zafirah Muhammad from the Perak branch is still receiving treatment in the intensive care unit (ICU), while Meor Aqil Wildan from the Perlis branch is also under close observation at the same hospital.
“The other five students at Jengka Hospital are Nur Nabihah Musyidah Md Nasri (Johor branch, Segamat Campus), Nur Alia Farhana Abdul Fattah (Pahang branch, Jengka Campus), Muhamad Adam Azfar Suzaini and Muhammad Anas Shahrul Nizat (Johor branch), as well as Izzharith Zafran Muhammad Zulkarnain (Pahang branch),” he said.
He said UiTM gives an ongoing assurance that it will remain in close contact with the hospitals and the families involved to provide the latest updates on their health progress.
As an immediate measure following the incident, Shahrin said the university administration has decided to cancel all competitions involving outdoor activities at KKEC 2026 scheduled for today.
He said this firm decision was made because the safety, health and welfare of students are always the top priority and cannot be compromised.
Elaborating further, he said the university is also giving full cooperation to the authorities to assist in any investigation regarding the incident, while conducting a thorough evaluation of the safety procedures, health screenings, risk management and emergency response protocols of the programme’s organisation.
“These improvement measures are important to strengthen and streamline every implementation process for student activities in the future.
“All forms of support, including logistics, transportation and management assistance, have also been fully mobilised to ease the burden on the victims’ families,” he said.
Meanwhile, Shahrin said the management had instructed UiTM’s Deputy Vice‑Chancellor (Student Affairs), Prof Dr Mohd Sazili Shahibi, to be on the ground to monitor the welfare of the affected students directly.
He said the university’s top leadership, together with UiTM Pahang Branch Rector, Prof Dr Azhan Hashim@Ismail, had also attended to pay their last respects and complete the funeral arrangements for the student who died in the same incident.
In this regard, Shahrin urged the public to respect the privacy of the students’ families and to refrain from any unverified speculation.
Earlier, a KKEC 2026 participant from UiTM Negeri Sembilan, Seremban Campus, Fadhlan Fakhry Solana Mohd Fellimal, 21, was reported to have collapsed while taking part in the event last Friday, before receiving treatment in the ICU at HOSHAS and was confirmed dead at around 2 pm on Saturday.
Maran District Police Chief, Superintendent Wong Kim Wai, said preliminary investigations found that the participant is believed to have experienced shortness of breath while taking part in the event, and was taken to Jengka Hospital before his condition worsened due to oxygen desaturation.
The remains of the second child of four siblings arrived at Masjid Raja Bendahara Tengku Badar Shah, Denai Alam, here at 6.05 am today, before being taken to the Elmina Islamic Cemetery at 8.50 am for burial.
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