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1. Twelve people are killed and many others are injured in a three vehicle collision in Kyaukpadaung, Myanmar.
   2022-09-15 16:09:55 (First version)
2. Fourteen people are killed and 25 others are injured in a three vehicle collision in Kyaukpadaung, Myanmar.
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