Road death toll reaches 335 for six days of holiday
A total of 403 road accidents took place on Sunday, causing 44 deaths and injuring 427 people, according to the Road Safety Centre.
During the past six days, 3,388 accidents have occurred, claiming 335 lives and injuring 3,506 people.
Sunday was the sixth of the so-called “seven dangerous days” associated with the Songkran Festival. As Songkran marks the Thai traditional New Year, millions of Thais hit the road to visit their home province or tourist destination.
Of all provinces in the country, Chiang Mai saw the highest number of road accidents between April 11 and 16. There were 153 road accidents in the northern province. Chiang Mai also saw the highest number of injured victims at 160. Nakhon Ratchasima, had the highest road death toll at 17.
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