Two killed, 14 injured in Myanmar highway accident


The fatal accident took place at around 5:50am local time on the Yangon-Mandalay highway when a light truck hit a lorry which was stopped on the road. - Eleven Media

YANGON (Xinhua): Two people were killed and 14 others sustained injuries in a road accident on Myanmar's highway on Thursday (March 23) morning, the highway police said.

The fatal accident took place at around 5:50am local time near the milepost 284/1-2 on the Yangon-Mandalay highway when a light truck hit a lorry which was stopped on the road.

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