Initial report: Kampong Chhnang road crash leaves nine dead and 45 injured
The preliminary report cited in this article put casualties at nine dead and 45 injured as of 7:55am on May 23, 2026, following a crash on National Road 5 in Kampong Tralach district, Kampong Chhnang province. These were early-stage figures, rather than final figures after subsequent updates.
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At least nine people died and 45 others suffered serious or minor injuries in a crash involving a container truck and factory-worker transport vehicles on National Road 5 near Sala Lek 5, Kampong Tralach district, Kampong Chhnang province, early on May 23, 2026.
According to the preliminary report, a container truck veered into a SsangYong vehicle carrying schoolchildren that was waiting to turn, then struck two more vehicles transporting factory workers. Authorities were quoted as saying that, as of 7:55am that morning, nine people had died, including one man, and 45 had been injured: 35 with minor injuries, including one man, and 10 seriously injured, including one man.
Police and rescue teams intervened immediately, taking injured people to hospitals and managing traffic at the scene. Authorities were continuing to investigate the cause of the crash.
By: ង៉ែត ពិសាន្ត
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