Farmer Drives Tractor Over UXO
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Farmer Drives Tractor Over UXO
Cambodia News (Oddar Meanchey): On May 13, 2020, a 34-year-old man, Yang Chanthol, a tractor driver, died after driving a tractor over a mine that caused the explosion in Prey Saak area, which was 700 meters away from Tameng village, Anlong Veng district, Oddar Meanchey.
The local people said the victim had been to plow at cashew farm, the accident scene, many times, but he had never had an accident or seen a mine. On that day, the victim was driving a tractor, plowing in between cashew trees, and it was raining. Suddenly, the tractor was driven over a mine that caused the explosion. The victim died immediately at the scene, and the tractor was damaged.
After the incident, the police examined the scene and returned the body to his family for funeral preparation. RIP.
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Re: Farmer Drives Tractor Over UXO
Either a huge explosion or a flimsy tractor. Or both. RIP
Re: Farmer Drives Tractor Over UXO
So which one was it? A mine or unexploded ordinance? Not likely we’ll ever know.
she was quite pretty and looked older
she knew only what had been told her
she knew only what had been told her
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Re: Farmer Drives Tractor Over UXO
I hope he didn't suffer and it was instant. RIP.
That was one hell of an explosion! Anyone in the know (No movie aficionados, please)- could he have detonated an air ordinance that failed to go off during the Vietnam war?
It's strange to me that he worked that piece of land many times without instance. It makes me think of the possibility of kids playing and finding something like this. And then leaving it out exposed.
Man- look at that cavity in the ground! I didn't think a land mine would cause that deep of a hole.
That was one hell of an explosion! Anyone in the know (No movie aficionados, please)- could he have detonated an air ordinance that failed to go off during the Vietnam war?
It's strange to me that he worked that piece of land many times without instance. It makes me think of the possibility of kids playing and finding something like this. And then leaving it out exposed.
Still here, in country...
Re: Farmer Drives Tractor Over UXO
When the ground gets wet stuff can move round in it. Tree roots can also move or wedge mines in position which make them more liable to be triggered.
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Re: Farmer Drives Tractor Over UXO
It could be a bomb or it could be an anti-tank mine.
A truck/bus ran over an anti-tank mine here about 15 years ago on a well used country road. Killed about 20 from memory.
And yes, as Blurnose says above ^^^ it was in the rainy season when stuff gets uncovered or moved aound.
Update -
It was 14 people, in 2010
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-11772122
Lots more anti-tank multiple deaths when you star googling.
A truck/bus ran over an anti-tank mine here about 15 years ago on a well used country road. Killed about 20 from memory.
And yes, as Blurnose says above ^^^ it was in the rainy season when stuff gets uncovered or moved aound.
Update -
It was 14 people, in 2010
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-11772122
Lots more anti-tank multiple deaths when you star googling.
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