An express bus attacked in Bilin; one killed and four injured
April 9, 2024
HURFOM: On April 4, 2024, an express bus struck a landmine and was shot at on the Yangon – Mawlamyine Highway near Shwe Yaung Pya village, Bilin Township, Mon State. The driver’s assistant was killed and four passengers were injured.
29-year-old Ko Zin Ko Lat was killed on the spot and three men and a woman were injured.
“When we arrived the driver’s assistant was already dead but we could save the other four victims. The entire bus was splashed with blood,” said an official from a local emergency and rescue team.
“Aung Kyaw Moe” Express Bus was attacked while traveling from Mawlamyine to Yangon with nearly 40 passengers.
The four injured victims have been sent to the Thaton District General Hospital and the 50-year-old man is in critical condition.
As of today, no one has known which group is responsible for the attack.
On March 27th, an ambulance was attacked nearby Ka Mar Sai village, Thaton Township and the driver and the patient were injured.
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