PHNOM PENH: At least 26 lives were lost, with 101 people injured, many seriously, in 34 road accidents during the three public holidays of the Pchum Ben festival.
The Ministry of Interior reported that this represented an increase of 14 fatalities and 71 injuries over the figures recorded in the same period last year.
Of the accidents recorded, 14 occurred on Oct 10, killing 12 people and injuring 23. A further 10 accidents on Oct 11 killed six people and injured 51, while another 10 accidents on Oct 12 killed eight people and injured 27.
The ministry said that since the beginning of Pchum Ben observances, there had been 143 road accidents, resulting in 86 deaths and 258 injuries. - The Phnom Penh Post/ANN
