ROAD accidents have claimed lives of 241 people and injured 2,382 others in the fi rst four days of the New Year holiday week, a little higher than the same period last year, the Road Safety Center said. From Dec. 29, 2011 to Jan. 1, 2012, there were 2,167 road accidents in total, falling by 306 or 12.37 percent from the 2,473 accidents reported during the same period last year, the Thai News Agency reported, citing statistics of the Road Safety Center.
The death toll rose to 241, up by seven or 2.99 percent over the same period of last year. The total number of the injured amounted to 2,382, down by 274 or 10.32 percent. PNA/XINHUA