BANGKOK, Jan 5 — Thailand's Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation reported that the number of death tolls during the New Year road accidents reached 302, with 2,843 persons reported injured.
Prime Minister Office's Minister Panadda Disakul announced the statistics taken yesterday that there were 287 road accidents causing 42 deaths and 301 persons injured.
The provinces with the highest rate of road accidents are Chiang Mai, Nakhon Ratchasima, and Surat Thani with 13 accidents each, while the province with the highest death toll from road accidents is Uttaradit with five people killed, and 20 people injured, the highest figure, in Phetchaburi province.
The total number road accidents during the 6-day long New Year holidays from December 30-January 4, stands at 2,733, with 302 deaths, and 2,843 people injured, with Chiang Mai being the province with highest accumulated road accidents at 122.
Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Director-General Chatchai Promlert said from statistics during the 6 day holiday, two-thirds of the victims were killed on the spot, which represents the more violent nature of the accidents, as drivers are driving faster and are more reckless. (MCOT online news)
