51 more people died and 416 others were injured in 424 road accidents across the country on the third of the “Seven Dangerous Days” of the New Year holiday period, bring the total death toll to 128 and 1,151 injured, according to the Command Centre for the Prevention and Reduction of Road Accidents.

31 dead, 404 injured on the roads on second day of New Year holidays

Speeding and drunk driving are being blamed as the main contributors to the road carnage, involved in 37.26% and 32.78% of the accidents respectively.

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By Thai PBS World