At least 13 people have died and 24 others were injured after a passenger bus plunged off a bridge in central Cambodia, police said on Thursday.
The bus was travelling from Siem Reap, home to the Angkor Wat temple complex, to the capital Phnom Penh when it crashed in the early hours in Kampong Thom province. Deputy police chief Siv Sovanna told the Associated Press that the driver may have fallen asleep after departing Siem Reap at night for what is normally a 5½-hour journey.
It is unclear whether the driver was among the dead. Around 40 passengers were believed to be on board, and rescue teams continued to search for any further victims. The bodies of the deceased are being kept at a nearby hospital until claimed by relatives.
Traffic accidents in Cambodia killed 1,509 people in 2024, and 1,062 people in the first nine months of 2025, according to the Ministry of Public Works and Transport.
