One killed, 27 injured in multiple vehicles collision in Myanmar

Yangon, March 29 : One person was killed and 27 others were injured in multiple vehicles collision in Myanmars Mandalay region, rescue officials said on Friday.

The accident occurred in Meiktila town around 4:20 p.

m.local time on Thursday when a car initially hit a bicycle and then collided head-on with another vehicle carrying garment factory employees, Xinhua news agency reported.

"The one riding the bicycle has died.

A total of 27 people from both vehicles were injured," Kyaw Ko Ko, an official from the Myoset Thit Myat Parami Rescue Organization, told Xinhua.

He said the deceased was a female.

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