KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Education (MoE) has expressed condolences over the passing of a husband and wife who were teachers at Sekolah Menengah Agama Persekutuan Kajang in an accident on the East Coast Highway 2 (LPT2) on Saturday afternoon.

Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek in a Facebook post yesterday expressed her deepest condolences to the family of Arbain Baharudin, 47, and his wife Rosmawati Bakar @ Lalar, 48.

“May the family be patient and persevere through this huge test. We pray that both of their souls will be blessed and placed among the believers. Al-Fatihah,” read the post.

In the 4pm incident, the couple was killed when their multi-purpose vehicle crashed at KM274 of the LPT2 near the Cheneh toll plaza exit.

The couple’s children, Farah Najwa, 20, Fatin Najla, 10, and Faikal Nabila, 8, sustained minor injuries.