Among the YBS accidents in Yangon this year, cases of pedestrians being hit by cars are the most common, said U Lyan Cin Mang, joint secretary of the Yangon Region Public Transport Committee (YRTC).
As of early April, five pedestrians were killed and four injured from car hitting while crossing the roads, two died from falling off the bus, three bicyclists killed and two others injured, and one motorcyclist killed and five others injured, due to YBS accidents.
Moreover, one died and one injured from accidents involving taxis, one killed and 11 injured from accidents involving private cars, nine injured when cars hit the electricity posts, and 13 deaths and 31 injuries in total up to 3 April, according to YRTC’s data.
“Most casualties are pedestrians. People need to cross the roads in a proper way. Our country adopts a right-hand drive system and people will have to walk on left side, facing the traffic lane, so they can avoid the cars. When crossing the streets, they need to cross from where they have a clear view. Drivers are also instructed to drive carefully,” he said.
On 2 April, in Thanlyin, a mother with a baby slipped off a bus while getting off as the driver raced to start off, and the baby’s head was crushed by the wheel.
35 people were killed and 117 people got injured in YBS accidents in 2023. Of the 35 fatalities, 13 were hit by car while crossing the streets. – MT/ZN
