Seven UiTM Students Still Hospitalised, All Outdoor KKEC 2026 Activities Cancelled

SHAH ALAM, Sept 6 (Bernama) -- Seven Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) students are still receiving treatment and undergoing medical monitoring following a heat-related incident while taking part in an endurance event in Pahang on Friday.

In a statement today, UiTM vice-chancellor Prof Datuk Dr Shahrin Sahib @ Sahibuddin said the university management was paying particular attention to the health and welfare of all the affected students, who are being treated at Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Hospital (HOSHAS) in Temerloh and Jengka Hospital.

“Based on the latest information from HOSHAS, Liya Zafirah Muhammad from the Perak branch remains under treatment in the intensive care unit (ICU), while Meor Aqil Wildan from the Perlis branch is also under close monitoring at the same hospital.

“The five other 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 from the Johor branch, as well as Izzharith Zafran Muhammad Zulkarnain from the Pahang branch,” he said.

He said UiTM would continue to maintain close communication with the hospitals and the families involved to provide the latest updates on their health.

Following the incident, Shahrin said the university administration had decided to cancel all Komander Kesatria Endurance Challenge (KKEC) 2026 competitions involving outdoor activities that were scheduled to take place today.

He said the university was also giving its full cooperation to the authorities to assist with any investigation into the incident, while conducting a comprehensive assessment of safety procedures, health screening, risk management and emergency response measures for the programme.

“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.

Shahrin said the university management had instructed UiTM deputy vice-chancellor (Student Affairs) Prof Dr Mohd Sazili Shahibi to be on the ground to directly monitor the welfare of the affected students.

He said the university’s top management, together with UiTM Pahang branch Rector Prof Dr Azhan Hashim @ Ismail, had also paid their last respects to the student who died in the incident.

Shahrin urged the public to respect the privacy of the students’ families and refrain from spreading unverified information.

A 21-year-old KKEC 2026 participant from UiTM Negeri Sembilan, Seremban Campus, Fadhlan Fakhry Solana Mohd Fellimal, was reported to have collapsed while taking part in the event on Sept 4.

He was subsequently treated in the ICU at HOSHAS and was pronounced dead at about 2 pm yesterday.

Fadhlan Fakhry Solana, the second of four siblings, was buried at the Elmina Muslim Cemetery in Denai Alam today.

-- BERNAMA