Mine blast derails Mawlamyine-Yangon train

The No 82 Down train for the Mawlamyine-Yangon trip derailed after the mine explosion planted by insurgents while passing through Theinseik-Donwun railway stations in Thaton Township of Mon State yesterday. No injuries have been reported after the train derailed, and the Theinseik-Donwun rail section was suspended.
The No 81 Up train from Yangon carrying 695 passengers arrived at Kyaikto at noon and proceeded to the incident place where the No 82 Down train from Mawlamyine with 459 passengers derailed. The two express trains exchanged passengers in the same evening to transport them to their destinations.
Regional officials and security forces members proceeded to the site promptly for inspection and the MR staff pulled up the derailed locomotives and two carriages to reopen the railway section as quickly as possible.
Since February 2021, terrorist groups have been perpetrating 206 mining attacks and explosions within railway areas and stations, 166 blasts on railway bridges, and 42 instances of blazing stations and employee housings. Their terror acts are aimed at destabilizing the rule of law and endangering the safety of travellers, drawing widespread condemnation from the public. — MNA/KTZH