Road accidents kill 102 in first two days of Songkran festival

BANGKOK, April 13 – Road accidents have killed 102 people as the country is celebrating the annual Songkran festival, marking the start of a new year according to the traditional Thai calendar, according to the Road Safety Centre of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation.

Probation Department director general Ruenvadee Suwanmongkol, said statistics compiled by the Road Safety Centre of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation showed 850 road accidents during the first two days, during the seven-day campaign to reduce road accidents nationwide, ending Thursday.

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