2 Finns killed in Cambodia road mishap
Published : 02 Mar 2019, 19:43
Updated : 03 Mar 2019, 00:11
Two Finns are reported to have been killed on a road accident in Cambodia on Sunday, reported national broadcaster Yle.
The Finnish foreign ministry confirmed the reports to Finnish news agency STT.
The Cambodian media reported earlier that two Finns had been killed in a road accident in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh.
Harri Kilpi, a communication officer at the Finnish foreign ministry told STT that foreign ministry is aware of the death of two Finns in Cambodia.
According to local media and foreigners’ online platform Cambodia Expats Online, the Finns were riding in a "tuk-tuk" auto rickshaw when it collided with a car. The driver of the tuk-tuk was also killed in the accident.
The foreign ministry did not divulge more details on the incident and neither confirmed nor denied media reports.