Written by Thet Sambath
The Phnom Penh Post
FOUR Cambodians were killed and seven injured in Thailand's Sing Buri province on April 23 when the truck in which they were fleeing from police collided with a concrete pole, a Ministry of Defence official told the Post Thursday.
The Cambodians, all construction workers, were in Thailand illegally, said Lo Mithuna, the ministry official, who added that they were being taken by a Thai driver to work on a construction project on a farm when Thai police began chasing them, he said.
"We are sad for them," Lo Mithuna said of the victims.
"We are working with Thai officials to repatriate the four dead Cambodians and the seven injured Cambodians for funerals and treatment."
Morl Chit, a ministry official who prepared a report on the case, said Thursday that the relatives of the victims had travelled to the Poipet border crossing to receive the dead bodies and transfer the injured back to their homes in Banteay Meanchey province's O'Chrov district.
They were waiting at the border crossing as of Thursday afternoon, he said.
"I was told by Thai officials that the bodies were being processed to be repatriated into Cambodia," Morl Chit said.
"The injured people would also be sent back to Cambodia [today]," he added.
The injured Cambodians are currently in Thailand's Sa Kaeo province, he said.
The construction workers were returning to work in Thailand after visiting Cambodia for Khmer New Year.
Three women among dead
Smor Doeung, 43, said his niece and nephew were among the injured and that the husband of his niece was killed in the crash.
He said three of the dead were women: Rorn Ki, 30, Ren Lab, 44, and Srey Mao, whose age he could not provide.
The one man among the dead was Savoeuy Savong, whose age Smor Doeung also did not know.
The Cambodians, all construction workers, were in Thailand illegally, said Lo Mithuna, the ministry official, who added that they were being taken by a Thai driver to work on a construction project on a farm when Thai police began chasing them, he said.
"We are sad for them," Lo Mithuna said of the victims.
"We are working with Thai officials to repatriate the four dead Cambodians and the seven injured Cambodians for funerals and treatment."
Morl Chit, a ministry official who prepared a report on the case, said Thursday that the relatives of the victims had travelled to the Poipet border crossing to receive the dead bodies and transfer the injured back to their homes in Banteay Meanchey province's O'Chrov district.
They were waiting at the border crossing as of Thursday afternoon, he said.
"I was told by Thai officials that the bodies were being processed to be repatriated into Cambodia," Morl Chit said.
"The injured people would also be sent back to Cambodia [today]," he added.
The injured Cambodians are currently in Thailand's Sa Kaeo province, he said.
The construction workers were returning to work in Thailand after visiting Cambodia for Khmer New Year.
Three women among dead
Smor Doeung, 43, said his niece and nephew were among the injured and that the husband of his niece was killed in the crash.
He said three of the dead were women: Rorn Ki, 30, Ren Lab, 44, and Srey Mao, whose age he could not provide.
The one man among the dead was Savoeuy Savong, whose age Smor Doeung also did not know.
3 comments:
Ah Kwack and you keep saying Cambodia is having no economic broplem?
Such with you PhD from Hanoi! STUPID!
They knew Thais will kill and treat them like shit, they still step into Thailand. It is sad but they are deserved... They are the most stupid people in the world.
Why the Khmer continue to risk their life just to work in Thailand? Why?
Khmer people shouldn't risk their life just to have a fucken job!
Something is so wrong with Khmer fundamental economic system under HUN SEN regime!
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