Phnom Penh: Former Cambodian Prime Minister Prince Norodom Ranariddh has been seriously injured Sunday in a road crash that killed his wife and injured at least seven other people, officials said.
Prince Norodom Ranariddh was in a convoy with other senior figures of his FUNCINPEC party and was heading towards the seaside town of Sihanoukville in southwestern Cambodia.
The SUV the 74-year-old politician was travelling in collided with a taxi travelling in the opposite direction, according to a senior party member in the group.
Prince Norodom Ranariddh – a son of the late King Norodom Sihanouk – suffered head injuries. He was sent to Phnom Penh for urgent treatment.
Cambodia will hold a general election next month in which both Ranariddh and his wife were standing as candidates.
