1 killed, 27 injured in traffic accident in central Myanmar

YANGON, March 29 (Xinhua) -- One person was killed and 27 others were injured in a traffic accident in central Myanmar's Mandalay region on Thursday, local rescue officials said on Friday.

The accident occurred in Meiktila town of Mandalay region at around 4:20 p.m. local time when a car initially hit a bicycle and then collided head-on with another vehicle carrying garment factory employees.

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