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Scooter accidents spur training call

Eighty-one delivery riders were involved in road accidents last year in which 28 died and 36 seriously injured.

Most of the causes were speeding, driving in the wrong lane, using mobile phones while driving, and rushing to deliver goods in a specified time.

Kongkarn Takhiranrit, acting director of the Social Risk Control Office, Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth), said delivery riders and motorcycle taxis are among Thailand’s most reported deaths in road accidents.

She said that there are 5,556 motorcycle taxi service stations across Bangkok with 84,547…

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