New Year’s road deaths jump to 340, 3,216 hurt

The death toll from road accidents jumped to 340 and the number of wrecks to more than 3,000 after the sixth of the “seven dangerous days” of the New Year’s holiday season, says PM’s Office Minister Panadda Disakul.

The accumulated road accidents from Dec 29-Jan 3 stood at 3,092 with 3,216 injuries, ML Panadda said on Monday, quoting statistics from the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department.

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