Sunday, December 28, 2008

Belgian man dies in Cambodian bike accident

Sunday, December 28, 2008
The China Post

PHNOM PENH -- A Belgian man has died in Cambodia's capital Phnom Penh after driving under the influence of alcohol without a helmet and crashing into a truck, police said Saturday. Van Esbroeck Guido's 44-year-old Cambodian wife told police Thursday she had earlier refused to ride pillion on her husband's bike when he fell off after drinking.

Police said the 48-year-old Belgian continued driving alone and later crashed into a truck as it left a construction site.

He was very drunk while driving, didn't have on a helmet and later crashed into a truck that didn't give a signal when it turned,” said traffic police chief Tin Prasoeur.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Seriosuly, these people in Phnom Penh who drive around recklessly in their moto without helmets and speeding in their cars without any consideration or wearing seat belts. When people become negligent about their own safety....they deserve the consequences. Your actions manifests your own destiny or fate. And it also a terrible tragedy when an innocent bystander gets involved in these accidents because of these careless individuals. Seen it many times in Phnom Penh.