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Truck accident kills two, injures 31 others in Cambodia

Two garment workers died and 31 others sustained injuries in a road accident in Cambodia’s Svay Rieng province on July 30 morning.
Truck accident kills two, injures 31 others in Cambodia ảnh 1At the accident site (Source: khmertimeskh.com)

Phnom Penh (VNA) - Two garment workers died and 31 others sustained injuries ina road accident in Cambodia’s Svay Rieng province on July 30 morning.

The truck carrying the workers to their factory stopped suddenly and overturnedin Svay Rieng province’s Svay Teab district, the Cambodian Ministry of Labourand Vocational Training reported.

The injured people were hospitalized for treatment.

Last April, a truck crash also injured tens of garment workers in Kampong Speuprovince.

Using trucks to carrygarment workers is common in Cambodia. The country’s garment-textile industryis valued at billions of US dollars, with about 1,000 factories and 750,000workers.-VNA

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