34 killed in road accidents on 1st dangerous New Year holidays
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The first of the so-called seven dangerous New Year holidays saw 34 people killed and 501 others injured in road accidents around the country.
Deputy Interior Minister Thanis Thienthong told a press conference that 427 road accidents happened on Thursday, which is counted as the first of seven New Year holiday period.
The authorities monitor road accidents during the long New Year holidays to try to minimise road toll. This year, the authorities monitor the road accidents from December 29 to January 4 when people leave Bangkok and return to the capital during the long holidays.
Thanis said the number of road accident this year was high than last year by 34 accidents or 8.65 per cent while the death toll increased by ten or 41.67 per cent. The number of injured people increased by 76 or 17.88 per cent
The Nation
