At about 1:40 a.m. on July 2, near a residential area on the outskirts of Leixi in Phnom Penh City, a local man accidentally fell into the water while driving because he was dozing off and took a car, and after the man struggled to escape and swim ashore, he thought that there was his wife in the car, so he cried out for help on the shore.
It can be seen from the live broadcast of the media that the above-mentioned man is anxious, barefoot and folded his hands on the street to ask passers-by for help to rescue his wife as soon as possible. He said excitedly that he also tried to take his wife out with him when he fled the car window, but he did not expect that when his hand was loose, her wife and the car body were deeply immersed in the water.
*Source of the man involved (screenshot of Cambodian media live video)
The reporter at the scene tried to ask the man about the details of the incident, but the man kept pleading with the public for help and did not answer the reporter's question.
According to the on-site reporter, the ditch where the accident occurred was about 5 meters deep, and the police immediately went down to search for people and cars after coming to the scene, but searched for about 20 minutes and still had no clue. In addition, because not many people in the vicinity could swim, the delay was relatively long, and because the water was too deep, the later 5 to 6 people who were familiar with the water did not find anything when they dived into the water.
After 30 minutes of the live broadcast, the man's relatives also came to the scene to help find his wife. According to the man, he had already touched the roof of the car at that time, but because there was not enough equipment, several people could not catch the drowning person and the car at the same time.
That night, the police contacted Unit 117 to come to the rescue. Subsequently, Unit 117 sent professional divers to the scene to participate in the rescue.
According to the latest news, the car was eventually salvaged, but unfortunately the woman who fell into the water has confirmed her death.
What caused the above tragedy to happen? The reasons behind this are lamentable.
It turned out that, according to the man's recollection of falling into the water, before the accident, he and his wife had just driven away after a party with colleagues. At that time, he drank some alcohol and suddenly dozed off halfway, causing the car he was driving to lose control and fall into the ditch. At that time, he was lucky to escape from the car, and his wife fell into the ditch with the car.
Xiaobian reminds that drunk driving and fatigue driving are dangerous behaviors, and we must not regret it because of a momentary negligence that causes tragedy! #柬埔寨 #