The Interior Ministry, through deputy spokesperson ទូច សុឃៈ, urged people to take extra care and strictly follow traffic laws during Khmer New Year. The report cites him as saying 710 road crashes nationwide between January 1 and April 10, 2026 killed 472 people and caused 1,114 serious or minor injuries.
According to the deputy spokesperson, causes included speeding at 46%, failure to respect right of way at 21%, failure to keep right at 12%, dangerous overtaking at 8%, careless turning at 6%, drink-driving at 4% and failure to obey traffic signs at 2%, among others. He also cited figures for selected areas: Phnom Penh had the most crashes at 233, followed in the listed figures by Kandal with 51, Preah Sihanouk with 49, Kampong Speu with 31 and Banteay Meanchey with 30.
For the New Year period, ទូច សុឃៈ urged all drivers and road users: “In view of the causes above, do not speed, respect right of way, do not drive against the direction of traffic, keep right and do not enter the opposing lane. Do not overtake dangerously, and signal and check ahead and behind when turning left or right. Above all, do not drive while drunk…”
The report also recalls that the three days of Khmer New Year in 2025, April 14–16, saw 30 road crashes nationwide, killing 26 people and causing 47 serious or minor injuries.
By: ង៉ែត ពិសាន្ត
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