BANGKOK, Jan 4 – Thailand’s death toll from road accidents nationwide during the New Year’s celebration period has risen to 314, with 3,116 injured in 2,856 road accidents in the first six days of the “seven high risk travel days” during the New Year holiday season, according to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation.

Pol Gen Boriharn Siang-arom, an assistant to the national police chief for the agency’s Road Safety Centre told a press conference that on Tuesday alone, there were 312 accidents with 32 fatalities and 333 injuries. He said most of the accidents were caused by drunk driving, followed by speeding.

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