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Day 3: 67 deaths, 642 injuries

A crash in Nakhon Ratchasima on Thursday. Korat, the gateway to the North and Northeast, reported seven deaths on the third day of the New Year road safety campaign. (Photo by Prasit Tangprasert)

Sixty-seven people died in road accidents nationwide on the last day of 2020, up 28.8% from the same day of the road safety campaign in the previous year.

A total of 652 accidents took place on Dec 31 on the second day of the campaign, up 23.2%, with 642 injuries, up 16.7%, according to the Road Safety Center.

The province with the most accidents and injuries was Chiang Mai (27), which also led in the number of accumulative accidents over the first three days of the campaign, with 63.

Nakhon Ratchasima saw the most fatalities, with seven on Thursday and 13 over the past three days.

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