YANGON, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Four people have been killed and three others injured in a car crash in Muse township, Myanmar's Shan state, said a release from the Home Affairs Ministry Saturday.

The crash took place near the milepost 265/5-6 on Muse-Lashio Pyidaungsu road on Friday afternoon.

Due to the brake failure, a truck with three people on board crashed into a motorcycle which was running from opposite direction and a nearby vehicle parked because of mechanical malfunction near Nampaw bridge in Nameun village at 02:00 p.m. local time.

The injured were brought to the Muse General Hospital for treatment.