I wanted to add this "behind the scenes" bit, (what the news doesn't tell you) because I hold a fair amount of distain for the media in portraying inaccurate or partial stories. As for the veracity of the account, this is a first hand account as I was an actual witness to half of the event and my wife and family saw the entire thing. Yes, I'm back in Cambodia for the moment to spend time with the family.

Here is the original story:
http://kohsantepheapdaily.com.kh/article/121917.html








Google translate

Baskets, according to the construction material from the 14th floor, a worker in the head Phong skull
Article: Star

Friday, June 12, 2015 15:47 pm

Phnom Penh: A male construction worker baskets, according to the construction material falling from the 14th floor to the head got stuck in the skull and through sewing 15 flat seam while the floor below.

This incident took place at about 11 am on June 12, 2015 at a construction site condos Village No. 65, Street 103 8 25 lakes guava Chamkarmon, neighborhood.

Sources from the scene said a man named victims Leng read a 35-year-old career construction workers home construction Veng.

After a steel basket case, according to the construction material caused construction worker injured they saw a group of the Joint Commission suspended condominium construction site scene, this is a temporary, but what is Ironically, the ban seems ineffective slightly above construction continues and has not suspended construction activities per second.




What the newspaper doesn't mention

Within a few moments of the actual event (the basket landing on this poor chap's head), a few dozen fellow workers and witnesses rushed to the scene to tend to him. Apparently the sound of the impact was loud enough to startle my wife who was in the kitchen 4 houses away. Two workers carried the man into the building to tend to him but seemed (according to my wife) to quickly determine he needed hospitalization. The picked him up and brought him outside yelling for a tuk tuk.

While the tuk tuk driver was getting ready, a Vietnamese banker having lunch next door stopped them, ran to his Mercedes and quickly backed up to the accident scene just a few meters away. He then ushered the men to bring the injured man into the car. While they were loading him in the car, the police had turned up at this point and were examining the accident scene.

While the banker was helping load the man into the backseat, the police took notice and approached him. Once they realized it was the injured man was in the backseat, they stopped the banker from leaving and detained him, accusing him of running the man over with his car. This infuriated the bystanders who then began to loudly voice that the construction workers were at fault.

When the police then heard this, they demanded that the man be taken back out of the car and photographed for evidence, all he was dripping blood all over the interior of the car. This set off even more of the observing crowd, and the 20 or 30 people began to push back the policemen and demand the banker be released so that he could take him to the hospital. They let him go after a few intense minutes of people getting in their face and shouting and then went on to investigating the accident scene.

The construction was never deemed closed (as the article stated) and the workers continued on after some money was exchanged to the authorities (witness). As for the construction site, they have since dropped some water pipes and more rebar since the accident this morning, all as if nothing had happened that morning.

The man is expected to survive.

Thanks for that.
The positive: Bystanders not standing around taking selfies, but doing the best they can to help in the circumstances.
The negative: No consequences for the building site responsible for the accident. Half-arsed cops.
Glass half-empty or half-full ?

Does the newspaper publish letters?
Perhaps you could send one.