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Monday, January 03, 2011

Thailand road toll rises as congestion worsens and more people return to Bangkok

The number of injured people reached 2,656 - well over the 2,473 hurt during the same period a year ago, according to a report by the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department released yesterday.Chiang Rai has seen the most accidents with 86, followed by neighbouring Chiang Mai with 79, but most fatalities have occurred in Lop Buri - 12, followed by 10 in Prachuap Khiri Khan.

Some 92 people had been involved in accidents in Chiang Rai, and 82 in Phitsanulok, the report said.On Saturday, 83 people were killed and 845 others injured in 777 accidents.In Chaiyaphum, police pulled over a double-decker bus steered by a driver allegedly high on drugs, after a dramatic pursuit in which the bus drove through a road checkpoint and nearly ran over several policemen.Police allege Phongrak Phol-in ...

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