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Death Toll Rises to 16 in Cambodian Sleeper Bus Crash Off Kampong Thom Bridge

Police now point to driver fatigue as the likely cause.

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.