YANGON, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- Road accidents have killed 98 and injured 925 people on Myanmar's Yangon-Mandalay highway as of November this year, official media quoted highway police as reporting on Thursday.
During the 11 months, 479 traffic accident cases were registered on the highway.
In November alone, 37 accidents took place on the country's busiest highway, claiming nine lives and leaving 91 injured.
Of them, 25 cases were caused by reckless driving while eight took place due to defective vehicles, three by reckless road crossing and one by inclement weather.
There were a total of 473 accidents, leaving 103 deaths and 877 injured on Yangon-Mandalay highway in 2018.
Reckless driving, over-speeding, defective vehicles and inclement weather were mainly blamed for the traffic accidents in the country.
Aiming to enhance better traffic safety along the highway, the highway authorities have increased the number of road safety police stations to 16, providing 24-hour services for travellers since 2012.
The authorities are also installing speed measuring devices at the mile posts. They urged people to cooperate in safety measures as well as to comply with traffic laws.
Opened in December 2010, the 587 km-long highway connects Myanmar's commercial city of Yangon and the second largest city of Mandalay.
