First day of Songkran holidays: 30 killed, 373 injured in road accidents on Thursday

A total of 30 people were killed in road accidents in Thailand on Wednesday, the first of “seven dangerous Songkran holidays”, the Road Safety Centre announced Thursday.

Wibul Sanguanpong, director general of the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department who is the secretary of the centre, told a press conference that 343 road accidents occurred Wednesday, in which 373 people were injured.

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