YANGON, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Nine people were killed and 10 others injured in a road accident in southern Myanmar's Mon state on Saturday, an official from the Thaton Township Fire Services Department told Xinhua.
The accident, which involved a passenger bus and a light truck, occurred at around 4:30 p.m. local time on the Yangon-Mawlamyine road in Thaton township, Mon state, the official said.
Local fire service personnel and rescue organizations transported the deceased and injured to nearby hospitals, he added. ■