"Three construction workers killed after elevator mishap", 15 October 2019

The bodies of three construction workers were pulled out from the rubble of an elevator shaft in the capital ... after the workers plummeted 16-storeys ...

Phan Kong, a construction worker at the site, ... said all three men were his colleagues at the 21-storey apartment building being constructed in Daun Penh district’s Srah Chak commune.

Mr Kong said that ..., construction workers opened the door to an elevator shaft due to a bad smell and discovered a leg buried beneath rubble. The discovery prompted the workers to call the district and commune police.

... The three victims identified as 21-year-old Sok Sambath, 35-year-old Yem Tin and 31-year-old Thim Thirong. The bodies of all three were returned to their families ...

... According to a Land Management Ministry document posted on a fence at the construction site, the it opened in 2017 and construction began last year. It belongs to Pa Vongsamphea and Pa Vongtithya, daughters of municipal council chief Pa Socheatevong.

Met Measpheakdey, spokesman for City Hall, ... said he is waiting for more information from local authorities.

“I have not received any details yet because local authorities are still investigating,” Mr Measpheakdey said, noting that he does not know who will be held accountable.

Major Kann Vannak, chief of Srah Chak commune police, ... said the men died on Saturday before declining to comment further.

Land Management Ministry spokesman Seng Loth declined to comment on the document posted on the fence ...