A driver was killed and more than 30 passengers were injured when two buses were involved in a head-on collision in Yangon at about 10:00 p.m. on 6 November.

The two public buses, a number 61 bus and a number 69 bus, both from the Yangon Bus Service (YBS), hit each other head-on whilst on the Aung Zaya Bridge that spans the river between Insein and Hlaing Thayar townships. The driving cab of one of the buses was crushed and the driver was killed.

An official from the Insein Township Myanmar Red Cross Society said: “There are currently 18 passengers in Insein hospital. Two people have been transferred to North Okkalapa General Hospital for further treatment. Insein Hospital confirmed that only one of the drivers died in the accident. The health of three passengers at Insein hospital is worsening.”

Only people on the buses were injured, there were no injuries amongst bystanders.

A Red cross official who attended the accident said: “The main issue was the reckless way one of the [bus] drivers was driving. The buses collided when one crossed the [centre of] the road and drove on the wrong side [of the road].”

Mizzima is still looking into the incident.