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Two motorcyclists killed in separate motorcycle-car collisions in Thaton and Bago on the same day

Oct 28, 2026 Myo Taw
Two motorcyclists killed in separate motorcycle-car collisions in Thaton and Bago on the same day

Two separate motorcycle-car collisions occurred on the same day in Thaton and Bago, killing both motorcyclists

October 28

A car and a motorcycle collided on the Yangon-Mawlamyine highway in Thaton, Mon State, resulting in the death of the motorcyclist, it is reported.

Around 8:00 AM on October 27, a car and a motorcycle collided on the Yangon-Mawlamyine highway in front of the Moe Kaung watermelon stall row in Thaton, and the motorcyclist, 42-year-old U Theiha Oo, died at the scene, it is reported.

"It was a direct collision with a Honda Fit; both vehicles were at speed. The entire front section of the car was crushed. The motorcycle reportedly had brake failure. The motorcyclist flew over the car and was thrown; the person died as well," a local resident said.

Regarding the collision, the Sein Seik police station has opened a case and is investigating the driver of the Honda Fit, it is reported.

Similarly, another incident occurred in Bago Region, Bago Township, near Kamarat village, at the junction of the Bago-Thanatpin road and the Bago eastern bypass, where a car and a motorcycle collided, it is reported.

Around 9:30 PM on October 27, a Honda Click 125 motorcycle driven by 19-year-old Wai Yan Phyoe, carrying 18-year-old Naing Lin Aung and Zaw Htet Aung, traveling from Thanatpin town toward Bago town along the Bago eastern bypass from Kalay village toward Myodaw Kin Bridge, collided with a MITSUBISHI ROSA vehicle driven by 31-year-old Ko Naing Lin Zaw, it is reported.

As a result of the collision, the motorcyclist Wai Yan Phyoe sustained head and facial injuries and died, it is reported.

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