A man was injured and rushed to hospital after his tractor detonated an anti-tank mine on May 15 in Sala Krao commune’s Stung Koy village of Pailin province’s Sala Krao district.
District police chief Meak Saran identified the driver as Moeurn Seila, 25, a resident of the village. He suffered a broken leg, an injured torso and a fractured skull in the explosion, which completely destroyed the tractor. He was taken to the Pailin Provincial Referral Hospital before being transferred to the referral hospital in neighbouring Battambang province.
“This was not the first time he had ploughed this field, but it seems that the land has changed over time. Previously the mine must have remained deep beneath the surface, but it must have worked its way up to the surface. The land owner hired him to plough, but at around 11am, the mine exploded. We have taken him to hospital and his life is not in danger,” he said.
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Source: The Phnom Penh Post