In this photo provided by the Poipet Authority Police, a crane lies near a Cambodia-Thai international border gate in Poipet, west of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020. - AP
PHNOM PENH (AP): A construction crane in Cambodia’s northwestern city of Poipet on the border with Thailand collapsed Wednesday (Aug 12), killing at least five people and injuring four others.
The crane was being operated on ground made wet by rain, rendering it unstable, said Ath Khem, chief of the Banteay Meanchey provincial police. He said the crane fell as it was lifting heavy concrete blocks, and described the accident as resulting from carelessness.
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