Traffic accidents kill over 1,600 people in Myanmar in 10 months

An express bus upside down on Yangon-Mandalay expressway. - Photo: MNA file

YANGON: Myanmar reported 3,234 traffic accidents, resulting in 1,676 deaths and 4,706 injuries from January to October this year, according to the Road Transport Administration Department on Wednesday (Dec 18).

The numbers decreased compared to the same period last year, when 4,050 accidents, 2,068 deaths and 5,656 injuries were recorded respectively.

Yangon region had the highest number of accidents this year, with 690, followed by Ayeyarwady region with 487 and Bago region with 437.

A total of 2,422 people were killed in traffic accidents in Myanmar in 2023. - Xinhua