Five BELTEI International School students died in a road crash in Kandal province on the morning of 10 November 2026, according to a Facebook statement by Ly Chheng, founder and director-general of BELTEI Group. The BELTEI student transport crash occurred in Prek Tamak commune, Khsach Kandal district, where the vehicle carrying students left the road and entered a pond.

What BELTEI Group said about the crash

Ly Chheng said the students were travelling to BELTEI International School’s Prek Tamak campus in a privately hired vehicle. In his statement, he said the vehicle belonged to a private operator and was separate from the school’s own vehicles. He expressed condolences to the families on behalf of the BELTEI community.

BELTEI International School’s campus listing identifies its branch at the Prek Tamak Bridge roundabout as Campus 24. The campus is the destination mentioned in the statement. The crash occurred along the route to school.

What local reports say about the BELTEI student transport crash

TNAOT Media’s initial report said 26 students were on board and described local authorities and residents responding at the scene. That report was published while rescue work was still underway. A later report on BTV News also gave the number of students on board as 26 and reported that five died. BTV said two of the 21 survivors were injured, citing preliminary information from BELTEI.

BTV reported that authorities had yet to confirm the cause of the crash. The accounts describe where the vehicle ended up and the response that followed. Any account of how the crash happened should be attributed to its source while an official finding remains unavailable.

Updates for the school community

The reports address different stages of the response. The first describes rescue work in progress. The later coverage and Ly Chheng’s statement give information about the students who died. Families seeking information about an individual child or campus arrangements should rely on direct communication from the school or authorities.

Education Cambodia extends its condolences to the families of the five students who died in the BELTEI student transport crash and to their classmates and teachers.

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