Oprettet af IT d. 14-04-2024 09:20
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Traffic accidents have claimed 116 lives and injured nearly 1,000 others over the first three days of a road safety campaign week during this Songkran festival.
Withaya Yamuang, deputy permanent secretary for transport, said on Sunday that from April 11 to 13 there were 936 traffic accidents, 116 fatalities and 968 injured people. Speeding and drink driving were the most common causes of the accidents.
On Saturday April 13 or the Songkran (Thai New Year) day alone, there were 392 traffic accidents in which 48 people lost their lives and a further 411
were injured, Mr Withaya said.
The southern provinces of Nakhon Si Thamma and Songkhla recorded the highest number of accidents, 19 each, followed by 16 in Nan and 15 in Chiang Rai.
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