- Australian social worker Laura Knight has died a day after a horrific car crash
- Mrs Knight died in Cambodia after the van she was in crashed into mango tree
- Mrs Knight had been working in the country since November 2015
An Australian social worker has died just days after a horrific car crash which also killed three of her colleagues.
Melbourne social worker Laura Knight had been in Cambodia since November 2015 working with Save the Children Cambodia and its partner Family Care First (FCF).
On Friday the group were travelling in a mini van when the brakes failed and it slammed into a mango tree in the Takeo province, the Herald Sun reported.
Melbourne social worker Laura Knight had died after being involved in a car crash when the mini van she was travelling in slammed into a mango tree in Cambodia
The accident also injured six other people who were all transported to a nearby hospital.
The FCF released a statement after the passing of Mrs Knight.
‘It is with great sadness that I write to notify you of a tragic car accident, resulting in the deaths of four of our colleagues,’ the statement read.
In a tragic twist Mrs Knight had spoken to family about her fears on Cambodian roads only days before the fatal accident (stock)
In a tragic twist Mrs Knight had spoken to family about her fears on Cambodian roads only days before the fatal accident.
‘One of the biggest challenges I have found living in Cambodia is the traffic, which is crazy. I have got more used to it now but it can still be a bit scary,’ she wrote to family.
‘For me it shows that laws are not enough to change behaviour. You really need to have good education and effective incentives (positive and negative) to get people to act differently.’
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