Truck Brake Failure Kills 1 Man and Injures Another in Koh Kong

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Truck Brake Failure Kills 1 Man and Injures Another in Koh Kong

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Cambodia News, (Koh Kong): One man died at the scene and another was seriously injured in a traffic accident caused by a truck with brake failure on February 18, 2021 at 8:15am on National Road 48 between Kilometer No. 129-130, at the point of the curve down the eastern slope in Anlong Vak village, Ta Tai Krom commune, Koh Kong district, Koh Kong province.
According to police, the vehicle drove off the road going downhill, because the brakes on the 5t truck failed and it overturned, killing the passenger and severely injuring the driver.
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After the incident, the Tatai Krom administrative post force, in cooperation with the 2nd Battalion, village and commune authorities intervened to rescue and send the injured victim to Koh Kong Provincial Referral Hospital. The other man's body is waiting for the family to accept it for the traditional ceremony. RIP.
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