Melon causes Cambodia truck crash; 1 dead, 30 hurt
- From: "Chim" <ChimS1@xxxxxxx>
- Date: 7 Jul 2005 06:30:17 -0700
PHNOM PENH, July 7 (Reuters) - A melon caused a Cambodian truck to
overturn, killing one person and injuring 30, officials said on
Thursday.
The melon rolled under the truck's brake pedal and the vehicle
overturned as the driver tried to unjam it, they said.
The overloaded truck, which crashed on Wednesday, was carrying workers,
fruits and vegetables from a local market in the remote and hilly
northeastern province of Mondulkiri.
"The driver could not use the brake to slow the truck," policeman Ieng
Tum told Reuters by telephone.
"The truck overturned as the driver was trying to get the fruit out
from under the pedal brake," he said.
07/07/05 04:36 ET
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