U Pyi Soe, Consul General of Myanmar in India, died in a road accident at Dumri of Giridih on Friday morning. His wife, a personal assistant and driver have suffered injuries and have been referred to Medica Hospital in Ranchi for better treatment where their condition is said to be stable.
District administration maintained that the Consul General with all his fellow travelers were going from Bodh Gaya to Kolkata when at Galagi More under Nimiaghat Ghat police station their SUV lost control and collided with a truck at around 11 am on the National Highway -2.
“The passengers were taken to local hospital at Dumri where the Consul General succumbed to his injuries in the course of treatment. He had severe head and facial injuries,” said Giridih SP Akhilesh B Variar.
The impact was such that the side bonnet of the car got smashed badly while the vehicle got struck in the rear portion of the truck. local too came to their rescue and informed the police.
Soe, who was serving as the Consul General of Myanmar since December 2016 at Kolkata was travelling with his wide Neo Aau and his personal assistant Tetu Aau when their driver reportedly while saving a two wheeler rammed into a truck passing by. The police have confiscated the truck. Chief Minister Raghubar Das has expressed shock over the incident and condoled the death of the diplomat.