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Train collision kills over 70 - opp
- Subject: Train collision kills over 70 - opp
- From: darnott@xxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 21 Dec 1999 13:52:00
Subject: Train collision kills over 70 - opposition radio
BBC Summary of World Broadcasts
December 22, 1999, Wednesday
SECTION: Part 3 Asia-Pacific; BURMA; FE/D3724/B
Train collision kills over 70 - opposition radio
Source: Democratic Voice of Burma, Oslo, in Burmese 1430 gmt 19 Dec 99
Text of report by Burmese opposition radio on 19th December
A Rangoon-to-Mandalay train and a Pegu local train collided at about 2200
[local time] last Friday [17th December]. Many passengers were injured and
between 70 to 100 persons were believed to have been killed in the collision.
The Rangoon-Mandalay express train was travelling at the speed of 50
miles per hour and collided head-on with the Pegu train near Ywathagyi.
The SPDC [State Peace and Development Council] newspapers, radio,
and television still have not yet reported on the train collision and
casualties.
The collision is believed to be the worst accident in the
history of Myanmar Railways during the SDPC administration.
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