Phnom Penh Post - Truck driver takes out a tuk-tuk then flees
It was David versus Goliath on Monday in a Kampot province traffic accident that saw a truck turn over after crashing into a tuk-tuk.
Police say the lorry was driving down Highway 3 in Chhouk district when it rear-ended the remorque before veering off the road.
The driver escaped the wreck and fled the scene on foot. When authorities arrived the tuk-tuk’s driver and passengers were sent to the hospital and all the vehicles were impounded to headquarters.
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