Two people die on Yangon-Mandalay highway

A man is under arrest after the SUV he was driving overturned on Saturday, killing two passengers and injuring six others, the Global New Light of Myanmar reported.

The vehicle was on its way to Mandalay from Yangon, traveling along what has come to be called the “death highway.”

It overturned while in Meiktila Township.

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