Thanbyuzayet, 5 May
    

One person was killed seven others injured after a 12-wheeled truck collided with a light truck in Thanbyuzayet Township, Mon State yesterday afternoon.
    

Upon receiving information about the traffic accident, a police squad from the Myoma police station went to the scene of the accident to assess the situation. A 12-wheeled truck bound for Ye Township from Yangon collided with a light truck coming from an opposite direction between mileposts 49/4 and 49/5 on the Thanbyuzayet-Ye Road at about 1 p.m. on 4 May after the truck skidded out of control due to rainwaters. A man identified as Lawi Aung from the light truck died on the spot and 7 people were hurt seriously in the incident.

The injured people were transferred to a public hospital from a nearby hospital. In connection with the case, the truck driver identified as Zaw Win, 37 years old has been taken action over reckless driving by the local police station.—IPRD

Translated by Kyaw Htike Soe