Songkran road toll rises to 116 after two days
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The first two days of the so-called seven dangerous Songkran holidays saw 116 people killed and 981 others injured in 907 road accidents nationwide, the Road Safety Centre announced Wednesday.
On the second day of the seven-day monitoring period for the long Songkran holidays, 520 road accidents happened, killing 64 people and injuring 550 other.
Most of the accidents were caused by drunk driving, the centre said.
