Fatal Tuk-Tuk Crash Kills Two Finnish Passengers & Cambodian Driver in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

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Just because someone has a nice car doesnt make them a good driver.
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hanno wrote: ↑Sat Mar 02, 2019 1:39 pm Even 15 years ago, when I still liked partying (and there was a lot less traffic), I always rented a car if I hit the town for the night. Never felt safe in Tuk-tuks in the wee hours of the morning.
Yes, and the private taxi market in PP is extremely polarised in quality and safety terms. At one end you have motos and tuktuks and at the other end you have Camrys and Highlanders with not much in between, except now we have a lot of Prius taxis. I regularly take a taxi home around 1.30 to 2am and I reckon I get a Lexus RX or a Highlander about half of the time.
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UPDATE: According to police, the foreign accident victims, Arttu Johannes Hieta and Lasse Mikael Apajasalmi, are believed to be of Finnish nationality. The Cambodian tuktuk driver, Youem Siphun, died at Calmette hospital.
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The driver of the Lexus has been identified as Hel Vannak, a 33 year old Cambodian from Kampong Cham province. He has been taken into police custody.
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Bluelabel wrote: ↑Sat Mar 02, 2019 1:49 pm Just because someone has a nice car doesnt make them a good driver.
I wouldn't exactly call a Lexie 330 a nice car but there are studies to be done here; the bigger the Lexus; the shittier the driving.
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What a scummy jerk with his ugly tats and his 5 dollar poloshirt. Hope he gets what he deserves.
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Like some others, I'm too old for the post-midnight shenanigans anymore. In fact, I pretty much call it quits about 10 pm, partly because the later the hour, the higher the risk of a similar horrible accident.

The cretin driver looks absolutely remorseless. It might take 20 years behind bars to remove that grin.

RIP Finns and Khmer.
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We should have more road dividers on duty at night time.
Cambodia,,,, Don't fall in love with her.
Like the spoilt child she is, she will not be happy till she destroys herself from within and breaks your heart.
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Oh how I want to smack that smug look off his face..... I really hope he does some serious time, not the usual privalleged bullshit, if he signs an agreement not to do it again I will never return to the land of Wonder What the Fuck ! I think there will be a lot of pressure from back home and the Finnish Embassy might actually give a fuck. So sad and makes me so made, RIP and deep condolences to family and friends.
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The two Finnish victims, Arttu Johannes Hieta and Lasse Mikael Apajasalmi. RIP.
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Awful.

RIP guys.
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