Songkran death toll rises to 226 after four days
The first four days of the “seven dangerous days” of the Songkran holiday saw 2,385 accidents, killing 226 people and injuring 2,457 others, the Road Safety Centre announced on Saturday.
Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith said that on Friday alone, 642 accidents happened, killing 57 people and injuring 664 others.
After four days of the road accident monitoring period, there are 12 provinces without road deaths and four provinces without injuries related to road accidents.
Chiang Mai became the province with the highest number of road accidents with 114 accidents happening during the first four days.
Nakhon Ratchasima was the province with the highest death toll of 13 people during the four-day period, Arkhom said, adding that Chiang Mai had the highest number of injured people in road accidents, with 119 people injured.
On Friday, drunk driving remained the biggest cause of accidents, Arkhom said, causing 315 accidents or 44.08 per cent of all road accidents.
