Cambodia’s crashes – a cause for concern

Cambodia’s crash rate is a cause for concern due to its high casualty problem. There were 2,731 serious crashes between January and September 2017 in Cambodia. These resulted in 1,357 road deaths and 4,222 serious injuries according to a report from Cambodia’s Traffic Police and Public Order Department. The two key causes of crashes in Cambodia were from drink driving and speeding according to the report.
October 10, 2017 Read time: 1 min

Cambodia’s crash rate is a cause for concern due to its high casualty problem. There were 2,731 serious crashes between January and September 2017 in Cambodia. These resulted in 1,357 road deaths and 4,222 serious injuries according to a report from Cambodia’s Traffic Police and Public Order Department. The two key causes of crashes in Cambodia were from drink driving and speeding according to the report. September proved to be a particularly dangerous month to be on the road in Cambodia, with 285 crashes resulting in 158 road deaths and 437 serious injuries.

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