YANGON - At least 19 people died and 21 were injured after a passenger bus plunged into a ravine in southeastern Myanmar near the border with Tak on Friday, local media reported on Saturday. Police were quoted as saying the accident occurred in the vicinity of Myawaddy, a town in Kayin state that lies opposite Mae Sot district in Tak. Rescue workers and officials help passengers after their bus plunged into a ravine in Myawaddy town in Myanmar on Friday. The Lwin Dawna passenger service bus was plying between Taungoo in the central Bago region and Myawaddy when the accident happened. Traffic accidents are common on this section of the Asian Highway, but Friday's incident was deadliest since it was opened two years ago, the reports said.

Source: Bangkok Post April 29, 2017 09:45 UTC