Yangon, March 29 (IANS): One person was killed and 27 others were injured in multiple vehicles collision in Myanmar's 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.