Ten people were killed and five others seriously injured in a traffic collision in  Mon state on Thursday, according to Xinhua.

The crash took place on Mawlamyine-Thanbyuzayat road in Mudon township at about 10:00 a.m. local time.

"The collision involved a Hijet vehicle and another truck, leaving casualties to all passengers in the Hijet," an official from Mudon township fire service department told Xinhua.