Truck Explodes After Crashing into Slow Water Buffalo

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Truck Explodes After Crashing into Slow Water Buffalo

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Cambodia News (Siem Reap Province): On July 22, 2021, at 12:50 pm in Pouk village/district, a trailer truck (Phnom Penh 4A.8127) crashed into a water buffalo that was crossing the road, which caused the truck to collide with a Hyundai (Kompong Cham 3B.0773) and caught on fire.
The incident seriously injured 2 people and another person had minor injuries. The fire was put out eventually, but the two vehicles were totally burnt.
The accident was caused by the speeding truck driver and the slow buffalo crossing the road.
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The accident was caused by the speeding truck driver and the slow buffalo crossing the road.


The owner of that buffalo better lawyer-up soon, I can feel a claim coming on.
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CEOCambodiaNews wrote: Thu Jul 22, 2021 10:09 pm Image
Cambodia News (Siem Reap Province): On July 22, 2021, at 12:50 pm
Must of taken them a long time to put the fire out :shock:
Thankfully it wasn't a person he hit! Though I suppose a person would be able to get out of the way quicker than a slow moving buffalo.
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Doc67 wrote: Sat Jul 24, 2021 9:02 am
The accident was caused by the speeding truck driver and the slow buffalo crossing the road.


The owner of that buffalo better lawyer-up soon, I can feel a claim coming on.
I heard no one in the village owned water buffalo, there's just 2-300 of them free ranging around
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Hope the buffalo is ok
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I love BBQ buffalo I am sure there was a feast in local villages that night.
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