A major traffic collision occurred at the Cambodia–China Friendship Bridge in Cambodia’s Kandal province at noon on July 21. A heavy truck struck a Ssangyong passenger vehicle and a motorcycle while descending the bridge, leaving two people dead and three seriously injured.
According to witnesses and information from the scene, the heavy truck developed a problem as it left the bridge’s downhill section and struck vehicles travelling normally ahead of it. The motorcycle was badly damaged, and the occupants of the passenger vehicle and motorcycle sustained severe impacts and serious injuries.
Witnesses recalled that the truck had repeatedly sounded its horn to warn vehicles ahead to move aside before it went out of control and crashed. Some accounts from the scene suggested a possible brake failure, but this has not been officially verified by police or the relevant authorities. The precise cause remains under investigation.
The reported casualties were two people killed at the scene after being struck by the heavy vehicle, with anotherthree people seriously injured. All the injured were promptly taken to medical facilities for professional treatment.
After the collision, traffic police in Kandal province’s “锡干拉” district quickly arrived to examine the scene, collect evidence and investigate. Officers also directed nearby traffic and maintained order to keep the road safe. They will establish the full cause in accordance with the relevant procedures and announce the findings.
