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Songkran road death toll reaches 204

Songkran road death toll reaches 204

Five-day total up from 192 in same period last year

Traffic builds up on a southbound lane heading to Bangkok from Nakhon Ratchasima as many vehicles carrying Songkran revellers started returning to the capital from the Northeast on Saturday. (Photo: Prasit Tangprasert)

Traffic fatalities on the first five days of Songkran holiday travel have reached 204, compared with 192 reported in the same period last year, according to government data released on Saturday.

A total of 1,452 people were injured in 1,478 road accidents from April 11-15, Interior Ministry deputy permanent secretary Nirat Pongsithithavorn said on Saturday, citing a report from…

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