Between Thursday and Sunday, there were 2,300 road accidents as people travelled around the country on holiday and returned home to visit their families in the provinces. With one day to go, Chakthip said he expected the number of accidents and casualties to be down on last year. In the Northeast Udon Thani province, Governor Wattana Wutthichart attended a provincial hospital to visit people injured in road accidents during the holiday season and claimed that his road safety campaign this year had helped reduced number of casualties. It urged people to stop friends and family from driving if drunk. Officials at checkpoints have been ordered to stop all vehicles and be alert for drivers who appeared drunk, he said.

Source: The Nation Bangkok January 01, 2018 18:00 UTC