Myanmar bus crash death toll climbs to 13


Human errors such as overspeeding, negligent driving and drowsy driving are mostly blamed for highway accidents in Myanmar. - Filepic

YANGON (Xinhua): The death toll from the traffic accident involving two buses and a truck that occurred in central Myanmar's Mandalay Region on Wednesday (Sept 14) night climbed to 13, according to local authorities.

The crash took place at around 8:25pm. local time (1355 GMT) on Meiktila-Kyaukpadaung road in Kyaukpadaung township in Mandalay Region, when two passenger buses collided.

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