At least 79 people were killed or injured in road crashes across Cambodia in a single day, February 27. A National Police report recorded 12 crashes, six of them at night, leaving six people dead and 73 injured, including 59 women among the injured.
The report said 11 of the 73 injured people had serious injuries, including three women, while 62 had minor injuries, including 56 women. It also listed five people without helmets, three at night. Reported causes were speeding in five crashes, failure to give way in one, failure to keep right in three, overtaking in one and drink-driving in two. Interior Minister Sar Sokha had previously urged all road users to continue observing traffic rules and remain cautious when driving.
By: Nget Pisant.
