Songkran road casualties rise to 101 deaths, 838 injuries

The second day of the so-call seven Dangerous Songkran holidays saw 62 people killed in road accidents nationwide, raising the road death toll to 101, the Road Safety Centre announced Saturday.

On the second day or Friday, 465 accidents occurred during which 496 people were injured.

ML Panadda Dissakul, deputy permanent secretary, told a press conference that drunk driving was the biggest cause of the accidents Friday.

The Nation

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