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Songkran road death toll at 277

Songkran road death toll at 277

Drink-driving, speeding remain major causes

The wreckage of a pickup truck hit by a six-wheel lorry from the opposite lane on Warin-Katharalak Road in Warin Chamrap, Ubon Ratchathani, on Friday evening. A nine-year-old girl and her father, 29, in the pickup truck were killed while the mother, also 29, was sent to a hospital. The driver of the lorry, who was slightly hurt, was drunk. (Image from a video supplied by Dusit Singkhiri)

A total of 277 people were killed and 2,357 injured in more than 2,300 road accidents during the Songkran holiday this year, according to official data.

The figures for both accidents and deaths were down nearly 30% from the levels seen in 2019, reflecting reduced travel this year because of…

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