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Cambodia Breaking News(Kampong Cham): On October 21, 2019, an accident happened in front of Sour Kheang Rice Mill in Svay Por village, Kampong Cham province, when a red bus, plate number 3E-4341, hit an unidentified pedestrian. The bus driver fled the accident scene.

The bus is being removed by the police. The body has not yet been identified and police are searching for relatives. The victim died instantly at the scene. RIP.

I always wonder why news articles give the license plate number.

stupid-barang wrote: ↑Mon Oct 21, 2019 1:39 pm I always wonder why news articles give the license plate number.

Local media don't know how to write a news. They do this so their news article won't be a news sentence.

stupid-barang wrote: ↑Mon Oct 21, 2019 1:39 pm I always wonder why news articles give the license plate number.

It is to identify the vehicle. It can be useful to differentiate one black Lexus accident from another black Lexus accident, for example. Or, in this case, if there was another incident involving a bus reported in the news the same day, we can see instantly if it is the same bus. The plate number can help identify the bus company. Also, sometimes a Khmer news outlet will report an accident a few days late, so by checking the license plates, we can see immediately if it has already been posted on CEO.
So posting the vehicle plate numbers is useful for the news team, even if it's not particularly interesting for our readers. It's not just a question of adding three more words to the article.
CEO News

Granted such information contributes very little to the readability of a news article. It is more in keeping.with the cop's dictum of "get names and lisence plate numbers.

Before buying a used car in Cambodia, check the number plate via Google "2X-XXXX" to see if the Khmer owner killed anyone with it, parked it on a road divider, etc. I think it's quite a good public service given the lack of vehicle background checks. But of course the salesman would probably change the plates or remove anyway ... #KingdomOfPlunder

chiaojiang wrote: ↑Mon Oct 21, 2019 1:49 pm

stupid-barang wrote: ↑Mon Oct 21, 2019 1:39 pm I always wonder why news articles give the license plate number.

Local media don't know how to write a news. They do this so their news article won't be a news sentence.

Sure, that's why they tell you the village, district, province etc - just to beef out the article with useless info.

" The bus driver fled the accident scene"

Well what a surprise

CEOCambodiaNews wrote: ↑Mon Oct 21, 2019 1:35 pm
Cambodia Breaking News(Kampong Cham): On October 21, 2019, an accident happened in front of Sour Kheang Rice Mill in Svay Por village, Kampong Cham province, when a red bus, plate number 3E-4341, hit an unidentified pedestrian. The bus driver fled the accident scene.

The bus is being removed by the police. The body has not yet been identified and police are searching for relatives. The victim died instantly at the scene. RIP.

Are there any Cambodians who do not leave the scene of a serious traffic accident?
Meanwhile, this is almost the rule that the polluters do not take their responsibility and flee? Is not that also punishable in Cambodia?
So I think that a truck driver or as here a bus driver who works for a company is known by name, the boss or something?

I would really like to know how many accident fugitives get away with it, if their vehicle remains at the accident site and if there is a higher penalty, or even a punishment, if someone kills someone in an accident and then flees.

CambodiaGerman1 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 21, 2019 7:31 pm

CEOCambodiaNews wrote: ↑Mon Oct 21, 2019 1:35 pm
Cambodia Breaking News(Kampong Cham): On October 21, 2019, an accident happened in front of Sour Kheang Rice Mill in Svay Por village, Kampong Cham province, when a red bus, plate number 3E-4341, hit an unidentified pedestrian. The bus driver fled the accident scene.

The bus is being removed by the police. The body has not yet been identified and police are searching for relatives. The victim died instantly at the scene. RIP.

Are there any Cambodians who do not leave the scene of a serious traffic accident?
Meanwhile, this is almost the rule that the polluters do not take their responsibility and flee? Is not that also punishable in Cambodia?
So I think that a truck driver or as here a bus driver who works for a company is known by name, the boss or something?

I would really like to know how many accident fugitives get away with it, if their vehicle remains at the accident site and if there is a higher penalty, or even a punishment, if someone kills someone in an accident and then flees.

They run because they are scared of being beaten by any angry mob that may form.A few have been beaten sensless and even killed.