Eight killed, 13 injured in Myanmar highway crashes in January


YANGON, Feb. 11 (Xinhua): Eight people were killed and 13 others injured in traffic accidents on Myanmar's Yangon-Mandalay highway in January this year, the Nay Pyi Taw Expressway Traffic Police Force said on Saturday.

A total of 13 road crashes occurred on the busiest highway in Myanmar in January, causing damage of 20.45 million kyats (over US$9,738), it added.

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