5 killed, 23 injured in pilgrimage bus crash in Myanmar's central region

Source: Xinhua| 2018-04-12 17:12:04|Editor: Yurou
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YANGON, April 12 (Xinhua) -- Five people including a woman were killed with 23 others injured during a pilgrimage bus crash in Ngape township, Myanmar's Magway region, according to a release from the Home Affairs Ministry Thursday.

The accident occurred on Minbu-Ann road on Wednesday evening, the release said.

With a total of 28 passengers aboard, a Hyundai mini-passenger bus lost control and fell steep into a ravine at a depth 76.2 meters at 05:30 p.m. local time, killing five passengers.

The injured were brought to Ngape General Hospital.

The reckless driver who fled the scene was blamed for the accident.

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