(Photo by Phubes Faites)The death toll from road accidents during the "seven dangerous days" of the New Year holidays dropped by almost 20% to 373, the lowest level in five years. On Thursday, 45 people were killed, up one or 2.3% year-on-year, bringing the total in seven days to 373, down 19.4%. On the same day, 359 injured were in 354 road accidents, both down from the previous year. From Dec 27 to Jan 2, there were a total of 3,421 road accidents across the country, with 3,499 injuries. Drink-driving topped the list of traffic offences sent to courts during the seven-day dangerous New Year period, with 23,723 offenders.

Source: Bangkok Post January 03, 2020 08:15 UTC