Semenyih helicopter crash: Ashes of the late Tan arrive at residence in Alor Setar

Ashes of the late businessman Datuk Tan Huat Seang arrived at his residence in Taman Golf here on Sunday at 9.16pm.

Earlier, the ashes arrived at the Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Airport at 9pm from the KL International Airport.

Prayer rites were performed, upon the arrival of the ashes, participated by Tan's four children Tan Hon Yew, 27, Tan Hong Liang, 35, Tan Lee Fong, 32, and Tan Lee Peng, 28.

Also present to pay his last respects was Bukit Aman Management Division (Administration) deputy director Datuk Abdul Ghafar Rejan.

Tan, together with five others, were killed when a AS3655N2 Dauphi (9M-1GB) helicopter, they were travelling in, crashed in a rubber smallholding in Kampung Sungai Pening, Semenyih at 4.55pm on Saturday.

He left a wife, Datin Yee Siew Yen, 58, and four children.