Preah Sihanouk Provincial Police informed the public that a traffic collision occurred at 2:45 p.m. on February 24, 2026, on National Road 4 in front of P1 at Khleang Leu, Village 2, Sangkat 1, Sihanoukville.
The vehicle was a white BMW with Phnom Penh registration 2BY-4505, driven by a 25-year-old Chinese man living in Phnom Penh. Preliminary police inquiries indicated that he drove at speed and overtook on the right before striking Lieutenant Colonel Cheng Chamroeun, deputy chief of the road traffic police office, who was directing traffic there.
The driver tried to leave but was immediately pursued and detained. Lieutenant Colonel Cheng Chamroeun was seriously injured and received emergency treatment at Preah Sihanouk Provincial Referral Hospital before continuing treatment in Vietnam. His condition was gradually improving at the time of the report.
After the arrest, the driver’s alcohol test was negative while his drug test was positive. The vehicle was held at the road traffic police office for further legal procedures.
Preah Sihanouk Provincial Police appealed to all road users to follow traffic law and avoid driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol of any kind, for their own safety and that of society. By KPS99TV
