On Friday, which was the second day of the so-called “seven dangerous New Year holidays, 576 road accidents happened, killing 49 people and injuring 609, said Karun Sakulpradit, permanent secretary for the Education Ministry. The accumulated statistics showed that 1,053 accidents happened on Thursday and Friday, killing 92 people and injuring 1,107. And most – about 68 per cent – of the accidents happened on straight roads. Karun said Nakhon Si Thammarat was the province with the highest number of accidents – 25. So far, Phitsanulok, Pathum Thani and Ubon Ratchathani had the highest number of deaths – each with three – while Nakhon Si Thammarat had the biggest number of injuries, which was 29.

Source: The Nation Bangkok December 30, 2017 07:07 UTC