Illustrative photo
YANGON: Six people were killed on the spot as a car overturned in Myanmar's eastern Shan State, an official from Shan State traffic police force told Xinhua on Wednesday (March 6).
The accident took place at around 2pm local time on Tuesday in Ywangan township of Shan State.
The cause of the accident was that the vehicle lost control and overturned, the official said. As a result, two men and four women died on the spot, and only one child survived with minor injuries. In addition, the entire car was damaged in the accident, he added.
The victims were rushed by rescue organisations to the Kyaukse General Hospital. - Xinhua
