PHNOM PENH, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Twenty-five garment factory workers got injured after their truck flipped onto its side in western Cambodia's Kampong Speu province on Monday morning, said a Labor Ministry statement.
The speedy truck carrying workers to their factory overturned when the driver attempted to overtake another car in a dangerous situation, the statement said.
"Six workers were seriously injured and 19 others sustained minor injuries in the crash," it said.
The statement added that the injured had been rushed to hospitals for treatment and the National Social Security Fund would cover for their medical expenses.
Transporting factory workers in open trucks to and from factories is common in this Southeast Asian country. Late last month, one garment factory worker was killed and 13 others got wounded when their truck collided with a lorry in southwestern Preah Sihanouk province.
The country's 6.9-billion-U.S.-dollar garment industry is comprised of approximately 1,000 factories, employing some 690,000 workers, mostly women.
