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555 Road Accidents Claim 65 Lives on New Years Eve in Thailand

The Road Accidents Prevention and Reduction Centre reported 555 road accidents on New Year’s Eve. The accidents resulted in 65 deaths and 535 injuries, on the third day of the long New Year holidays.

In Northern Thailand’s Chiang Mai province, there were 26 road accidents in one day. The most road accidents in any province in Thailand. Twenty-three people were injured, while in Udon Thani, five people died from road accidents.

Speeding caused 36.4% of accidents, drunk driving caused 34.77% and cutting in front of another vehicle caused 16.4%.

For the first three days of the New Year holidays, there were 1,339 road crashes, resulting in 153 deaths and 1,322 injuries.

It was announced today (Saturday) by Boontham Lertsukheekasem, director-general of the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department, that officials have been instructed to tighten up vehicle checks at all road checkpoints.

Above all, to ensure that motorists and motorcyclists strictly comply with the law. Especially from 6 pm until 9 pm when most accidents occur.

Every day, the media is presented with the death toll on Thailand’s roads during the seven days of the new year holiday. The so-called “Seven Dangerous Days of the New Year” starts on 27th December and runs until 2nd January.

During this time many people head upcountry for holidays. Many also drink alcohol as part of the celebrations. Some of them then decide to drive home while still being intoxicated.

According to the World Health Organization, Thailand’s roads are among the deadliest in Southeast Asia and among the most dangerous in the world. Resulting in the deaths of about 20,000 people each year, or 56 deaths each day.

Road deaths continue to rise despite a number of government measures to reduce them.

Source: CTN News

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