PHNOM PENH, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- The number of road fatalities in Cambodia declined to 1,062 people in the first nine months of 2025, a drop of 8 percent from 1,158 over the same period last year, said a National Police report on Monday.
"Some 831, or 78 percent of the dead, were motorists and 61 percent of them did not wear helmets," the report said.
Besides the death toll, the road traffic accidents injured 2,256 others during the January-September period this year, down 24 percent from 2,962 over the same period last year, the report said.
The Southeast Asian country recorded 1,641 cases of road crashes during the above-mentioned period, down 26 percent year-on-year, it added.
Phan Rim, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, said the main causes of road crashes included speeding, failing to adhere to traffic rules, not respecting the right of way, careless turning, reckless overtaking, driving under the influence of alcohol, and drowsy driving.
"Averagely, road traffic accidents claim approximately four persons a day in Cambodia," he told Xinhua.
Road accidents are the leading cause of deaths and injuries in Cambodia, costing the country about 466 million U.S. dollars a year, according to a report jointly conducted by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Cambodia and the National Road Safety Committee. ■