Fifty-two people were killed and 318 others injured in 322 road accidents on the first of the notorious 10 dangerous days of holiday travel, lasting until January 5th, according to Education Minister Pol Gen Permpoon Chidchob, in his capacity as head of the ‘Directorate to Prevent and Reduce Road Accidents during New Year Festival’.
Nakhon Si Thammarat recorded the highest number of road accidents, at 17. Most deaths occurred in Nakhon Si Thammarat and Bangkok, four in each.
Motorcycles were involved in 85% of the accidents, 30.44% were caused by speeding and 20.50% were caused by cutting in.
Most of the casualties have been in their 50s.
Meanwhile, the Department of Probation reports 344 cases of drunk driving, with the highest incidence being reported in Chiang Mai (53), Nonthaburi (61) and Samut Prakan (31).
