Songkran road fatalities nearly double 2015 after 2 days

The second day of the Songkran festival’s “seven dangerous days” saw 116 people lose their lives on the nation’s roads, nearly double last year’s two-day tally.

Despite the government’s stepped-up road-safety campaign, 981 people were hurt in 907 accidents. The fatalities were a 96.6% increase over this point in 2015.

Read more: Bangkok Post

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