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Kandal provincial governor Kong Sophorn has called for the provincial traffic police to step up enforcement activities – especially regarding drivers who break the speed limit or operate their vehicles while intoxicated – in a bid to reduce traffic accidents.
Minister of Interior Sar Kheng urged citizens to adhere to the traffic laws and the authorities to continue enforcing them, noting that despite a 26 per cent decrease in the road toll in the first four months of this year, road users still need to exercise more care behind the wheel.
The three days of official Khmer New Year celebrations from April 14-16 saw 18 deaths and nearly 80 injuries in road traffic accidents across the country. According to the National Police’s department of traffic and public order, this was a reduction over the same period last year, when 27 people lost their lives.
Interior Minister Sar Kheng has called on people to drive carefully and respect traffic laws during the upcoming Khmer New Year.
Citing his concerns about traffic accidents – one of the leading causes of death and injury in Cambodia – Prime Minister Hun Sen reiterated calls for people, especially youth, to respect the rules of the road.