Cambodian Woman Killed in Phnom Penh by Falling Iron Bar

CEOCambodiaNews · Post by **CEOCambodiaNews** » Tue Nov 04, 2014 2:16 am

A 42-year-old woman was killed Sunday by an iron bar that fell from a construction site near Olympic Stadium as she drove past on a motorbike.

Buth Vanny was struck in the head by a 2-meter-long iron bar and died instantly as she was driving with her son and his fiancee to buy items for their wedding.

“While we were driving, the iron bar fell from this building and my mom fell down from the motorbike and she died immediately,” said Buth Chanreaksmey, 19, the fiancee.

“It is injustice that no one from that [company] has visited us,” she added through tears.

The victim’s head was hit so hard that parts of her brain were visible on the pavement more than a meter from her body.

The iron bar fell from the 12th story of a building that will be part of Olympia City, a huge development project being built by the Overseas Cambodia Investment Corporation.

Keo Chan, a manager for Cana Sino Construction Corporation, which oversees construction at the site, said his firm appeared to be at fault.

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YouTube · Post by **General Mackevili** » Tue Nov 04, 2014 2:19 am

Seems the family is suing the construction company for $10,000.

It's getting expensive to kill people in Cambodia these days.

Google Translate:

Hall: On the morning of 3 November families of the victims who lost lives immediately at the scene because of iron fell from construction on land the Olympic Stadium opposite the private schools, Singapore is in Veal January 7 had to file a claim for a $ 10 thousand dollars from OCIC.

Related story steel compensation crash victim's families had known that last time at 4 and 30 pm on November 2, there are cases of iron 1 original length of nearly 4 meters has fallen off the construction being built on an area of fence Olympic Stadium North side cause was a woman riding motorcycle head died instantly. Victims lost their lives called Buth Vanny 42-year-old female occupations noodle stay No. 248 Street 213 Village Nov citizens framework Ampov capital.

Source information from families of the victims told police Khan 7 Makara that before the incident the victim 5 mothers children motorbike 2 units out to market Trabek to buy furniture home ceremony married children who are about less than 2 months, also time to market Trabek buy materials did they also went into a market Depot. Family, added that at Depot also buy things that needs none.

At about 4 pm, mother to 5 children back home by bike along the Charles de Gaulle Roundabout Circle reserves fold up to the traffic light presence satraps. And when it was time to face international private schools in Singapore suddenly metal corner 1 fell from the building under construction is the mother who rides the back (Dublin) died suddenly.

The motor when traveling 1 chiahknea 2 1 3 ride motorcycle brand victims riding Moscow from 3 chiahknea Dublin son mother daughter riding in the back and dangerous mother alone.

After every scene competent experts inspected and handed over the bodies to relatives, husband, son and son-in-law brought to deposit at Wat Buddha crematorium temporarily to celebrate the tradition.

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Mr Curious · Post by **Mr Curious** » Tue Nov 04, 2014 8:29 am

that's cheap. Imagine the settlements costs if this had happened in the West. SO sad tho, out shopping for her son's wedding. Robbed.

Mrs Stroppy · Post by **Mrs Stroppy** » Mon Nov 10, 2014 2:07 pm

"...his firm appears to be at fault..." !!!!