Ambulance and Sedan Collide on Expressway, Patient Transport Delayed
An ambulance transporting a patient collided with a sedan on an expressway near Phnom Penh, causing a delay in emergency medical transport. The sedan driver demanded $1,000 in compensation, and despite pleas from the patient's family, the ambulance was initially prevented from proceeding. Police intervention eventually allowed the transport to resume, but the parties later agreed to cover their own repair costs.
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