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| A police officer walks past the bridge at Diamond Island. Primary investigation found swinging bridge is the cause of the deadly stampede on Monday night at Diamond Island's north bridges during the last day of the celebration of the water festival. (Xinhua/AFP Photo) |
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| Workers clean the stampede victims' relics at the Diamond Island bridge. Primary investigation found swinging bridge is the cause of the deadly stampede on Monday night at Diamond Island's north bridges during the last day of the celebration of the water festival. (Xinhua/AFP Photo) |
PHNOM PENH, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- Primary investigation found swinging bridge is the cause of the death of 375 people and the injured of 755 on Monday night at Diamond Island's north bridges during the last day of the celebration of the water festival, said a Cambodia's senior national police on Wednesday.
"Our primary assessment after we inspected the accident site and through the information provided by victims and eyewitnesses found that the swinging bridge is the cause of the accident," Lieutenant General Sok Phal, deputy chief of the National Police and vice-president of the special committee for the accident investigation, told Xinhua on Wednesday.
He said: "It's a kind of suspension bridge, but people were not aware of it and when it (the bridge) swung, some four or five people on it felt dizzy and got fainted."
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"Our primary assessment after we inspected the accident site and through the information provided by victims and eyewitnesses found that the swinging bridge is the cause of the accident," Lieutenant General Sok Phal, deputy chief of the National Police and vice-president of the special committee for the accident investigation, told Xinhua on Wednesday.
He said: "It's a kind of suspension bridge, but people were not aware of it and when it (the bridge) swung, some four or five people on it felt dizzy and got fainted."
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