Zee News (India)
Phnom Penh: Nineteen people were killed and at least seven others seriously injured on Friday in one of Cambodia's worst-ever traffic accidents, police said.
The head-on crash happened when a truck slammed into a van packed with passengers in the popular southern beach town of Sihanoukville.
"There are 19 dead at the scene," Sihanoukville traffic police chief Prum Pov said.
He said the truck veered onto the other side of the road before hitting the other vehicle.
"We don't know why the truck went that way. The truck was going down a slope," Prum Pov said. "We are investigating the cause of the incident now."
Traffic accidents are a leading cause of death in Cambodia, killing more than 1,600 people in 2010.
Better roads -- allowing people to go faster -- and more vehicles contribute heavily to this bloody toll, but bad driving is the main cause behind most accidents, police say.
7 comments:
ask a kbot cheart HUN SEN and Mi choe Bunn RUnny shit head.
they are the most contributing factors for that kinds of causes.
no laws in this country! do what ever you want to under Hun Sen CCP. Most People a mindless there and uneducated. That what hun Sen want..it easier to rule over stupid people.
many aspects contribute to Khmer death- leader incapability, carelessness, absence of rule of law, poverty, selfishness and so on. govenment small revenue leads to narrow, unsafety road. people poverty lead to using and driving and loading unsafe vihecle. hard life lead to carelessness about life. in Cambodia life of the poor is more expendable than that of the rich. I used to angrily scold and criticise Khmer leader, but not much at this part of politic .
That' s what happened when you have former Khmer rouge ox-cart driver,former Khmer rouges who used to live in the jungle run the country.
They just don't know or care how to make the traffic flow more than 30 yrs after they take over the country
Cambodia moves toward right direction !!!!
one death is too much but 19 deaths are nothing...in the face of Hun officials.
Not to mention 375 death in Koh Pich.
Are they going to do about increasingly traffic fatal accidents. All they said is we the government would like to appeal all citizens to respect law and don't drink and drive and don't drive too fast.
how sad for the victims and their families! may they all rest in peace!
Encore , encore et encore , tous les jours , on compte beaucoup de morts et de blessés sur la route cambodgienne .
Il faut revoir les conditions de circulation , respect de code de route ,l'état des voitures , camions...
Dans ce pays , c'est très difficile de circuler , car beaucoup ne savent pas conduire , il faut revoir le code de route et réexaminer les permis de conduire .
Et les assurances également !!
Condoléances pour les familles de victimes.
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