Cambodia Breaking News(Phnom Penh): (Preliminary information) On the afternoon of November 15, 2022, local residents were shocked when an object fell on a 20-year-old man in a narrow alleyway, causing his sudden death, in Sangkat Tonle Bassac, Khan Chamkar Morn, Phnom Penh.
The investigation into the incident is on-going, as forensic experts have arrived at the site of the accident to examine the body and surrounding. Witnesses will be questioned.
More details to follow.

UPDATE
Deadly Object Fell from Construction Site
Cambodia News, Phnom Penh: A young man died following an accident which occurred while he was delivering goods on the afternoon of November 15, 2022 on Sothearos Street, Sangkat Tonle Bassac, Khan Chamkarmon, Phnom Penh.

The victim who was named Yat Sithan, 23 years old, was delivering goods for an online company, when he was struck down by an object that fell from a great height, from a building site. According to witnesses at the scene, the youth was in a narrow street beneath the construction site when falling debris suddenly struck him on the head, and he died almost instantly due to the impact.


After the incident, the local authority of Tonle Bassac Sangkat Police Station, in cooperation with the Chamkar Mon District Unity Command, the forensic technical force of the Phnom Penh Municipal Police Inspectorate examined the body and inspected the above location, pending the arrangement of a financial settlement to compensate the family of the victim.

The death was duly recorded as an accident by police, and the body of the young man was handed over to the family for the traditional funeral ceremony.

RIP
Just a young lad, hardly old enough to grow a moustache, killed through carelessness by a piece of wood falling from a building site.

The tragedy is that the construction site company will pay compensation to the family of this young man for their responsibility in this fatal accident, but then they will carry on as before, with lax security and safety standards, until the next accident occurs.

Positive Update: Authorities say they will take action.
November 17, 2022
Construction sites with no nets face closure
Phnom Penh authorities yesterday warned they would close any site which does not have proper safety nets to prevent construction material from falling on people.

This measure comes after a 23-year-old man Yat Sitha was killed when a plank from an under-construction building fell on his head in Chamkar Mon district’s Tonle Bassac commune.

Chamkar Mon district governor Kheang Leak said Sitha was walking by the building during the incident which happened at 3pm on Tuesday.

He blamed the construction site owner for the accident which happened because the safety net used was brittle and gave way when the plank fell.

“From now on, the site will be closed by authorities if any people are killed or hurt by falling debris,” he said.

Tonle Bassac commune police chief Lieutenant Sal Sondos said yesterday the construction owner ran away after the accident and now police are searching for him.

“The construction owner must compensate the victim’s family and also face criminal charges,” Lt Sondos said.

Article 207 of the Criminal Code states that all actions that result in the death of a person because of neglect, carelessness, apathy and not abiding by the law will be deemed as unintentional murder.

The penalty for unintentional murder is one to three years in prison and a fine of between $500 and $1,500.
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