Fifty-nine people were killed and 747 injured in 689 accidents on Sunday
Disaster prevention and mitigation department said Sunday's figures brought the number of people killed and injured in the first three days to 161 and 1,640(Photo: AFP)
Bangkok: At least 161 people have been killed and 1,640 others injured in a number of accidents caused by drunk driving and speeding during Thailand’s Songkran festival that marks the arrival of spring. Fifty-nine people were killed and 747 injured in 689 accidents on Sunday, the third day of the “seven dangerous days” (April 11-17) of the festival.
The disaster prevention and mitigation department said Sunday’s figures brought the number of people killed and injured in the first three days to 161 and 1,640.
( Source : AFP )
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