KEMAMAN, July 9 — A toddler died after she was hit by a four-wheel-drive vehicle driven by her cousin in front of the her house in Kampung Darat Kolam, Kerteh here yesterday.

Kemaman district police chief Supt Hanyan Ramlan said the victim, 17-month-old Syaza Syazwina Zahra Mohd Sazali, died on the spot due to serious head injuries.

"Police received a call on the incident at 8.30pm. Preliminary investigations show that the vehicle was driven by her 19-year-old cousin, who lives next door. She does not have a driving licence.

"The car was parked in front of the house and the driver was said to be reversing it to go to her father-in-law’s house in Rasau, Dungun,” he said in a statement today.

Hanyan said the driver did not realise that the toddler was behind the vehicle then.

"The body has been sent to Hospital Kemaman for a post-mortem and the case is being investigated under Section 41 (1) of the Road Transport Act 1987,” he said. — Bernama