Nineteen people, mostly foreigners, are injured and the driver of the bus they were on is killed in a collision with another vehicle Tuesday in eastern Cambodia, police say.
Police Col. Sam Nal says those injured in the pre-dawn accident in Kampong Cham province are four Germans, three Britons, three Thais, two people from France, two Israelis, a Chinese and four Cambodians. Most have only slight injuries, but two are in critical condition.
The bus they were on was heading to the capital, Phnom Penh, from Siem Reap — site of the Angkor Wat temple complex, Cambodia’s top tourist attraction — when it collided with a minibus. Police say the bus, traveling at a high speed in the dark, hit the minibus as it was trying to turn around.
Serious traffic accidents have become increasingly frequent in recent years in Cambodia as it has upgraded its road system and more people have become car owners. According to an Interior Ministry report, more than 1,500 people were killed in traffic accidents last year.
— AP
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