PHNOM PENH: Road traffic accidents killed at least 1,307 people in Cambodia during the January-October period of 2026, according to a National Police report released on Tuesday (Nov 3).
In October alone, traffic fatalities claimed 147 lives, averaging nearly five deaths per day.
"Most of the crashes resulted from speeding and failing to yield the right-of-way," Interior Minister Sar Sokha said in a social media post, noting that nighttime driving accounted for the majority of the incidents.
Deputy National Police Chief Lieutenant General Chev Hak recently highlighted that motorcyclists comprised the vast majority of casualties, with roughly 70 per cent of those victims failing to wear safety helmets.
Road traffic accidents remain the leading cause of death and injury in Cambodia. Beyond the human toll, they cost the nation an estimated 466 million U.S. dollars annually, according to a joint report by the United Nations Development Programme and the National Road Safety Committee. - Xinhua
