Prison transport bus in Bago region crashes, kills 1, injures several
The wounded included inmates and police officers
A female inmate has died after a prison bus transporting her and several others from one correctional facility to another in Bago region crashed early Wednesday morning.
The incident, which was reported by 7Day news, occurred on a highway in Pyay, formerly known as Prome, as 25 female inmates were being transferred from Pyay prison to Thayet prison.
It’s unclear what caused the crash, but in addition to the death, nine people were injured, including prisoners and police officers.
They are being treated in the Pyay Hospital and an investigation has been opened.
