Two killed, 70 injured in Svay Rieng crash

Two people died while some 70 others sustained injuries when a truck carrying factory workers in Svay Rieng province collided with a motorbike and crashed into a ditch on Wednesday evening, authorities said yesterday.

Svay Tiep district traffic police chief Loek Neang said that the crash occurred in Kandieng Reay commune’s Leab village when a black Honda Dream carrying a driver and passenger – both without helmets – attempted to overtake another vehicle on National Road 1 and hit the truck head on. After hitting the bike, the truck lost control and veered off the road into a ditch.

“At the moment, authorities are searching for the identity of the [truck] driver, who escaped after the incident took place,” Neang said, adding that officials are “preparing the case for the court for further procedures”.

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