Overview
- The bus, traveling from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh, plunged into a river from the O' Prasat bridge in Sandan district at about 4 a.m. on Nov. 20.
- Police say roughly 40 people were on board, with more than 20 rescued from the water and about two dozen injured.
- All passengers were Cambodian nationals, according to the deputy provincial police chief.
- Authorities concluded search operations Thursday night and confirmed the updated death toll, with victims' bodies held locally for relatives.
- The crash highlights Cambodia's heavy road toll, with 1,509 deaths in 2024 and 1,062 in the first nine months of 2025, government data show.