Road accidents kill 1,709 in Cambodia last year, up 14 per cent from 2021


PHNOM PENH, Feb 5 (Xinhua): The number of road fatalities in Cambodia rose to 1,709 in 2022, an increase of 14 per cent from 1,497 in the year before, said a senior official according to data.

Besides death toll, the accidents injured 4,026 others last year, up 11 per cent from 3,615 in a year earlier, Ministry of Public Works and Transport secretary of state Min Manavy said during the annual meeting of the National Road Safety Committee (NRSC).

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