New Year road toll rises to 94

On December 30 alone, 58 people were killed (a three-case hike from last year) and 578 injuries (a 92-case drop from last year) in 547 accidents (a 72-case drop from last year) nationwide, Land Transport Department chief Somchai Siriwattanachok said.
Most accidents involved motorcycles (82.41 per cent) resulted from drunk driving at 34.19 per cent, followed by speeding at 21.02 per cent. A total of 705,312 vehicles were stopped at 2,459 checkpoints and 89,715 motorists were found breaking the traffic law mostly for not wearing helmets and not carrying driver’s licence.
The Nation