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393 fatalities recorded from road-related accidents during New Year period

From December 27 to January 4, there were 2,322 road accidents, killing 393 and injuring 2,251.

The accumulated death toll from road accidents during the first nine days of the so-called 10 dangerous New Year holidays was 393 and there were 2,251 injuries, the Road Safety Centre announced on Sunday.

Saharat Wongsakulrat, deputy director general of the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department, told a press conference on Sunday that from December 27 to Saturday, January 4, there had been 2,322 road accidents, killing 393 people and injuring 2,251 others.

Source: The Nation