Over the Luna New Year holiday, 103 traffic accidents occurred across the country, killing 29 people and injuring 117, a small decrease from the number of traffic accidents and deaths reported during the festival last year, according to government figures provided. Him Yan, director of the Interior Ministry’s department of traffic and public order, said there had been 24 fewer accident during the four-day festival than last year, while there were two fewer deaths and 18 fewer injuries recorded.
Phnom Penh municipal traffic police deputy director Pen Khun said two people died and nine were injured in 11 traffic accidents that occurred during the festival in the capital this year, adding that the number of accidents in the city was “stable” compared to 2010. Battambang provincial traffic police Sat h Kimsan said two people were killed and 11 injured in 13 accidents in the province during the holidays.
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