Romanian dies after boats collide

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One Romanian man died, while two other foreigners were injured, after a boat crash off the coast of Koh Rong Sanloem island in Sihanoukville on Tuesday night, police said yesterday. Brigadier General Nop Panha, deputy chief of Preah Sihanouk police, said the victims were brought to hospital shortly after being rescued.

 

“It happened at about 7pm last night when two passenger boats crashed,” Brig Gen Panha said. “Sihanoukville police intervened and brought the victims to hospital.” Police identified the dead victim as 35-year-old Pe Rou Bogdan-Mihail, who was on a passenger boat carrying 16 foreigners from Long Set beach when the vessel was hit by a larger boat.

 

Police noted that the majority of the foreigners survived the crash and subsequent sinking of the boat. “The Romanian man died at the scene while two other foreigners were injured,” said Major Pol Phosda, chief of Sihanoukville police. “The others are hospitalised at the provincial hospital.”

 

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