YANGON, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Two people were killed and nine others were injured in a vehicle crash in southern Myanmar's Kayin State, according to the Myanmar Rescue Organization-Hpa An on Tuesday.
The accident took place at around 10:30 a.m. local time on Monday in Hpa An Township.
A vehicle carrying a theatrical troupe overturned and fell into a ditch, an official from the rescue organization told Xinhua.
As a result, a 13-year-old female died on the spot, another woman died on arrival at the hospital, and six of the nine injured were seriously injured, he said.
Five rescue organizations provided help and all the victims were taken to a local hospital, he added. ■