Road Roller Hits Landmine During Roadworks

CEOCambodiaNews · Post by **CEOCambodiaNews** » Sun Jul 16, 2023 2:25 pm

Cambodia News (Banteay Meanchey Province): On July 14, 2023, in Banteay village, Obei Choan commune, Ochrov district, Banteay Meanchey province, a road roller ran over a landmine during roadworks.
The massive explosion injured the driver and destroying the roller. The driver, Sok Hing, a 68-year-old man from Okhaidorn village, Sangkat Nimet, Poipet city, was taken to the Khmer-Japanese Hospital.

Darkcel · Post by **Darkcel** » Sun Jul 16, 2023 3:02 pm

It'll be back on the road in a week

Tootsfriend · Post by **Tootsfriend** » Sun Jul 16, 2023 5:04 pm

Darkcel wrote: ↑Sun Jul 16, 2023 3:02 pm It'll be back on the road in a week

Quote,
The driver, Sok Hing, a 68-year-old man from Okhaidorn village, Sangkat Nimet, Poipet city, was taken to the Khmer-Japanese Hospital.

Atleast the 68 yo driver will finally have a reason to retire.

darkhat · Post by **darkhat** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 2:51 am

Tootsfriend wrote: ↑Sun Jul 16, 2023 5:04 pm
Darkcel wrote: ↑Sun Jul 16, 2023 3:02 pm It'll be back on the road in a week
Quote,
The driver, Sok Hing, a 68-year-old man from Okhaidorn village, Sangkat Nimet, Poipet city, was taken to the Khmer-Japanese Hospital.

Atleast the 68 yo driver will finally have a reason to retire.

He'll also be back on the road in a week, doubt his employer has given him neither medical or retirement benefits

IraHayes · Post by **IraHayes** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 12:36 pm

If I had to choose a vehicle to drive over a landmine with the one in this story would be a top contender.

The actual roller will be made of 10mm-15mm steel.
Those side supports are 20-25mm thick.
The only weak point was the windscreen on the cab tbh.

That dent, on the roller, could be repaired in a few hours. Worst case would be to cut it out and weld in a new piece... shaping it wouldn't be hard as its a single axis curve... not like its on a section on the surface of a sphere.

Bluenose · Post by **Bluenose** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 1:55 pm

A bit worrying if you live in the houses nearby, I wonder what they previously believed the landmine situation to be

Post by **Freightdog** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 3:51 pm

Bluenose wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2023 1:55 pm A bit worrying if you live in the houses nearby, I wonder what they previously believed the landmine situation to be

There’s a casual nature to everyone milling around in the photos which I’m fairly sure I might not have. Assuming that everyone in the photos appreciates the root cause.

As for the roller itself- if you drive a new section of road in the future, with a suspiciously consistent bumpy line…

Jerry Atrick · Post by **Jerry Atrick** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 4:06 pm

Must have made quite the "boing"

Post by **Freightdog** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 5:11 pm

It looks as if the mine detonated after the roller had passed over it, which might mean that more of the blast will have been directed at the cab. The natural assumption is that he was in maybe the better vehicle if it were to happen, whereas he may well have been exceedingly lucky.

Jerry Atrick · Post by **Jerry Atrick** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 5:42 pm

Freightdog wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2023 5:11 pm It looks as if the mine detonated after the roller had passed over it, which might mean that more of the blast will have been directed at the cab. The natural assumption is that he was in maybe the better vehicle if it were to happen, whereas he may well have been exceedingly lucky.

Anybody who survives accidentally detonating a mine without death or dismemberment is pretty lucky imo

Driver is likely concussed and suffering hearing damage

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