KUALA TERENGGANU: A 14-year-old boy was left traumatised after witnessing his 8-year-old brother being struck and killed by a lorry while retrieving a football in Kampung Surau Haji Daud yesterday.

Muhammad Idham Najmi Mohd Asizol said he could only cry when he saw his younger brother, Muhammad Atihff Zriqqiz, lying on the road.

"I was shocked and cried when I saw my brother lying on the road. I can still vividly recall the incident," he said when met at the forensic department of Sultanah Nur Zahirah Hospital last night.

The Form Two student of Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Tengku Ismail said he had been playing football with Atihff and their 12-year-old brother, Muhammad Ammar Najwan, inside their fenced compound at about 3pm.