Battambang bus crashes into truck - at least four dead

[CEOCambodiaNews]

BATTAMBANG - A serious road accident occurred on February 26, 2018, at National Road 5, Thnol Bong Village, Russey Kram Commune, Maung Russey District, Battambang Province, involving a passenger bus and a large truck.

According to witnesses, the bus was driving along National road 5 from Phnom Penh to Battambang, when the driver appeared to fall asleep at the wheel and the bus veered across the road into a frontal collision with the truck. Both drivers were killed directly, as well as two of the bus passengers. The vehicles were impounded by police for inspection to ascertain liability for the accident.

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27 February 2018
Deadly collision kills four in Battambang
Four people died instantly in a traffic accident early yesterday morning in Battambang province’s Moung Russey district.

Deputy district police chief Doeun Sambath said the accident happened at 2.15am yesterday between a private bus company and a large truck loaded with fish.

“Tha Puthy, 21, the bus driver for Vath Sopheap Company, crashed into the truck which was driving in the opposition direction, causing everyone in both vehicles to die,” he said. “The driver may have been driving too fast.”

He added there were only two people in the bus, which was driving from Battambang province to Phnom Penh, and there were two people in the truck.

“The front ends of both vehicles are completely destroyed,” said Mr Sambath. “Police officers and villagers nearby retrieved the bodies of the four men. Their families have already taken them to have funerals.”
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[Jamie_Lambo]

looks pretty savage that collision!

[Алина Анисимов]

Where is the best place to sit?

[Jerry Atrick]

The back right.

[Kuroneko]

Where is the best place to sit?

On a chair at home!

"The safest seat is in the middle, in an aisle seat on the side opposite of oncoming traffic" https://www.quora.com/Which-are-the-saf ... s-on-a-bus

[Jerry Atrick]

^

Not if there's ten ton of green groceries and cases of beer in the seats behind you.

[cptrelentless]

Where is the best place to sit?

On a chair at home!

"The safest seat is in the middle, in an aisle seat on the side opposite of oncoming traffic" https://www.quora.com/Which-are-the-saf ... s-on-a-bus

How does it work if you're sat on the roof? Or hanging off the back?