Eleven injured as pirate ship ride collapses at Shwemawdaw Pagoda Festival


The injured being rushed to the Bago People’s Hospital. - Eleven Media

YANGON (Eleven Media Group/Asia News Network): Eleven people were injured when a pirate ship ride collapsed at the Shwemawdaw Pagoda festival in the Bago region, according to the chairman of Tugyi Myittashin Aid Organization.

The chairman said the accident took place at the pagoda festival on Sunday (March 26) night and the riders suffered minor injuries.

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