3 dead in Taungoo crash between car and motorcycle

Taungoo, 3 October


Three people were killed in a head-on collision between a car and a motorcycle in Taungoo, Bago Region, according to a source from the Ministry of Home Affairs.


The accident took place between mileposts 160/1 and 160/2 on the Yangon-Mandalay Road near Ward-9 in Taungoo at about 3 a.m. on 1 October. A motorcycle with three men collided with a car coming from an opposite direction and the motorist fled the scene of accident. Three motorcyclists died on the spot and their bodies were sent to a public hospital in Taungoo.


An investigation into the case is ongoing to take action against the motorist who is still at large by the local police.


MOHA
Translated by Kyaw Htike Soe