At about 2 a.m. on February 6, a driver drove recklessly through Sihanoukville in a series of hit-and-run collisions, damaging a home and striking a pedestrian and a cow. A man died at the scene, and the cow also died; the incident drew considerable public attention.
According to police, the vehicle first crashed into a house in New Village, then sped away. Near the market rendered in the report as Dara Sanan, it struck a man crossing the road and a cow. The pedestrian was killed, and the cow died of severe injuries.
The driver continued fleeing until the vehicle reached the sloping road by the railway station, where excessive speed led it to strike the reinforced-concrete central divider. The badly damaged vehicle stopped. Police promptly detained the driver at the scene and took him to the police station for alcohol and drug tests. The case remained under investigation, and police said they would take strict legal action over the series of hit-and-run crashes.
Compiled by the editorial team.
