8 Soldiers Injured in Clash with Angkor Beer Truck

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8 Soldiers Injured in Clash with Angkor Beer Truck

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Kampong Speu, Cambodia News: On January 25,2019, at 05:30 am, after yesterday's celebrations and parade in honor of the 20 year anniversary of the founding of the RCAF (Royal Cambodian armed Forces), the brigade no. Fifty-three was returning to barracks when their truck crashed into an Angkor beer delivery truck in Talak village, Odong district, Kampong Speu.
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According to the driver of the army vehicle, the Angkor truck was coming in the opposite direction when it swerved to avoid hitting a motorcycle and crashed head-on into the army truck.
Eight soldiers were hurt in the accident; 2 seriously injured and six slightly injured men were taken to hospital.
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The report doesn't say whether the Angkor truck driver ran away from the scene, but the truck was severely damaged, and Kampong Speu police have impounded both vehicles while they investigate the cause of the accident.
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Re: 8 Soldiers Injured in Clash with Angkor Beer Truck

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For a head on crash, it sure looks like a sideswipe.
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