Saw, 9 January
The driver was killed and his younger brother injured after a six-wheel truck overturned in Saw Township, Magway Region.
The accident occurred between mileposts 50/3 and 50/4 on the Seikphyu-Saw Road near Thonelanpyae Village in Saw Township at about 5:15 p.m. on 8 January. The driver identified as Win Soe together with his younger brother Zaw Ko Ko from Thonelanpyae Village was driving the truck carrying bamboo from a location about four miles south of the village and flipped over after the man lost control of the vehicle.
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The motorist was pronounced dead on the spot and his younger brother hurt in the incident. A group of local officials from the township police station, Fire Services Department, Myanmar Red Cross Society and a local social organization rushed to the scene of accident to assist the injured person in rescue work.
The injured man who is not in critical condition was sent to a public hospital im Saw Township. A probe has been launched to investigate into the cause of accident by the local police.—Zaw Myo Thant (IPRD)
Translated by Kyaw Htike Soe