Virak Buntham bus crashes into Siem Reap bridge.

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Virak Buntham bus crashes into Siem Reap bridge.

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At about 5am on 6 December 2016, he driver of a Virak Buntham night bus crashed into Wat Damnak bridge in Siem Reap, just after dropping his passengers. The driver and his co-driver DID NOT FLEE. They have been questioned by the police.
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Re: Virak Buntham bus crashes into Siem Reap bridge.

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''DID NOT FLEE

Possibly fake news.
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Luigi wrote:''DID NOT FLEE

Possibly fake news.
No, this is the real "news" - the drivers did not run. Maybe because they were asleep ? It was 5am and they had just driven all night from Phnom Penh. But well done for crashing 'after' unloading the passengers.

As for the Virak Buntham bus company, they were already in the "bad three" here:
Three bus companies earn ministry warning
Mon, 12 September 2016

The Ministry of Public Works and Transportation has issued warning letters to three transportation companies it has deemed irresponsible, ministry officials confirmed yesterday.

Minister Sun Chanthol used a Thursday meeting on the implementation of traffic laws to reprimand bus companies Virak Buntham, Rith Mony and 15SH for negligence and breaking traffic laws...
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