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An accident on the Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway in April. POLICE

Calls for measures to cut Phnom Penh-S’ville expressway casualties
Publication date 10 November 2023 | 13:09 | ICT

Sun Chanthol, deputy prime minister and first vice-president of the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC), expressed concern over the safety of the Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway, which saw 334 road accidents and five

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