Tree branches just can’t be substituted for street cones as two drivers discovered at the scene of a collision in Kandal province’s Kien Svay district yesterday.

Police said that when a lorry broke down early yesterday its driver fetched a limb and set it out to warn oncoming vehicles.

The significance, however, was lost on a minivan driver, who promptly ploughed into the stationary rig. Nine passengers were injured and cops impounded both heaps to headquarters.

DAP