29 December

One driver was killed in a road accident at 5 pm Friday near Phone Kone Gyi village in Htigyaing Township, Katha District, Sagaing Region.

According to a witnesses, a six-wheel vehicle driven by Thet Naing Takpu from Aung Thayar village, Htigyaing township, crashed into another six-wheel vehicle driven by Zaw Win from Maung Kone village, Htigyaing township. Officials report that Thet Naing Takpu lost control of his vehicle when he tried to overtake a motorbike at Milepost 103/2 on Mandalay-Bamaw road.

Driver Zaw Win died at the scene of the accident and police filed charges against the reckless driver under the Vehicles Law.—Lu Aung (Katha) (Translated by Hay Mar)