Nearly 20 people injured when Mandalay-bound truck overturns on highway

A passenger truck traveling from Naypyitaw to Mandalay on Thursday morning veered off course and toppled over, injuring 19 people, the Voice reported.

“The car was driving at a high speed and it hit an obstacle on the right side of the road and passed over it,” an unnamed officer told the paper. “No one is in a life threatening situation.”

According to the report, the injured were sent to a hospital in Mandalay for treatment.

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