At least three people were killed and 14 others injured in two separate traffic accidents in Kompong Speu Province, some 100 kilometers west of the capital Phnom Penh, Xinhua reported Saturday.
Sem Sarith, deputy police chief of traffic department of Kompong Speu province said the first accident occurred at 20:19 p. m. and the second one occurred at 20:49 p.m. on Friday night at Picnil downtown.
He said the carelessness of the drivers were the real causes of the two accidents that resulted in three deaths including one young girl, and 14 others injured--all are Cambodians.
Picnil is known to many Cambodian people as a sacred transit point where travelers normally make a short stop and pray to spirit for their safe journey.
Picnil is nearly halfway from Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville in the country's northwestern coastal and resort area.
Sem Sarith said it was the first time that the area of Picnil was reported with such accidents since early of this year.
Traffic accidents have become a great concern for Cambodian government in recent years