May 23, 2026 10:01 PM

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Cambodia: Truck and bus crashes kill garment factory workers in separate incidents

Two separate traffic accidents in Cambodia today killed 14 garment factory workers and injured 93 others. The first incident occurred in Kampong Chhnang province, where a heavy cargo truck collided with an open-top vehicle transporting workers to a factory. Country’s Labour Ministry said nine workers were killed and 53 others were injured in the accident.

In a separate accident in the southeastern province of Svay Rieng, a bus carrying factory workers veered off the road and overturned, leaving five people dead and 40 others injured. A report from Cambodia’s Transport Ministry stated that 1,467 people were killed in traffic accidents in 2025, making road accidents the leading cause of accidental deaths in the Southeast Asian nation.