March 2, 2017
A commercial bus
travelling from Yangon to Sittway caught fire 25 miles from Ohntaechaung
village in An Township, Rakhine State yesterday morning, leaving one passenger
dead and three injured.
At about 6:20
am, as the Aung Pyaesone passenger vehicle reached milepost the 25 in the
vicinity of Kazuukine village, an electrical short caused the vehicle to ignite
while on the An-Sittway road. An Township’s Fire Services Department dispatched
one fire engine and local residents of Kazuukine village helped extinguish the
flames. The fire was successfully put out at about 8:15 am.
Three men and
one woman suffered minor burns, while Ma Aye Aye Than, 20, from Ponnagyun
Township, Dabeit village, died after becoming trapped in the burning vehicle.
Of the 18 passengers onboard, 13 were male and 5 were females.
The vehicle’s
driver, Kaung Sett Naing, fled from the scene. Regional Police Force is opening
a case to take action against him.
Ref; The Global
New Light of Myanmar
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