People returning to Bangkok by train arrive at Hua Lamphong on Sunday, the last day of the New Year celebration. (Photo: Wichan Charoenkiatpakul)
Twenty-eight people were killed and 246 injured in 241 road accidents throughout the country on Saturday, the sixth of the so-called “seven dangerous days” which runs from April 11-17 during the Songkran Festival, the government said.
However, the death toll is likely understated since according to the World Health Organization, more than 50 people die on Thailand’s roads every day of the year on average.
Nirat Pongsithithavorn, an Interior Ministry’s deputy permanent secretary in charge of the centre for prevention and reduction of road accidents during the Songkran Festival of 2022,…
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