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Twelve people have been killed and 11 others seriously injured in one of Cambodia's worst ever traffic accidents.
The crash occurred on Tuesday when a mini-van packed full of travellers collided with a truck as it tried to turn across a highway in eastern Cambodia, district Police Chief Heng Vuthy said.
"It is a tragedy caused by driver negligence," he said.
Traffic accident fatalities have more than doubled in the past five years, becoming Cambodia's second biggest killer behind HIV/AIDS and has resulted in mounting costs for the government.
Better roads and more vehicles are contributing heavily to this bloody toll, but police say bad driving is the main cause behind most accidents.
- AFP
Twelve people have been killed and 11 others seriously injured in one of Cambodia's worst ever traffic accidents.
The crash occurred on Tuesday when a mini-van packed full of travellers collided with a truck as it tried to turn across a highway in eastern Cambodia, district Police Chief Heng Vuthy said.
"It is a tragedy caused by driver negligence," he said.
Traffic accident fatalities have more than doubled in the past five years, becoming Cambodia's second biggest killer behind HIV/AIDS and has resulted in mounting costs for the government.
Better roads and more vehicles are contributing heavily to this bloody toll, but police say bad driving is the main cause behind most accidents.
- AFP
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