7 January 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A total of 64 people were killed and 341 injured in 180 traffic accidents on Myanmar\u2019s Yangon-Mandalay highway in 2025, according to the highway traffic police force on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This marks a decrease in accidents, fatalities and injuries compared with 2024, which recorded 203 accidents, resulting in 88 deaths and 360 injuries, an official from the highway traffic police force told Xinhua.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2025, the accidents also caused damage estimated at over 955 million kyats (about 454,761 U.S. dollars), he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 587 km Yangon-Mandalay expressway connects the country\u2019s commercial city of Yangon and the second-largest city of Mandalay. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
#yangon-mandalay #highway #accident #traffic #MT #mtnews<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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