At least 300 people die every year in road accidents during what is known as the "seven dangerous days" of Songkran.
Authorities again launched a road safety campaign this year, hoping to reduce the annual carnage.
A recent study found that 70% of people who died on the road during the the annual New Year and Songkran holidays had extremely high alcohol levels in their blood.
The worst accident was in Chanthaburi where a van crashed on a curve in Tha Mai district of, killing eight Cambodian passengers and injuring 11 more and the driver.
It left the road on a curve and hit a tree, then the gas fuel cylinders exploded, causing a fire. Many passengers trapped inside the van were killed by the fire, Suchart Khwanchai, chief of rescue at Sawang Katanyu Foundation, said. The police suspect the driver fell asleep at the wheel.
credit : http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/transport/404533/road-accidents-kill-13-injure-80-in-bad-start-to-songkran-holiday
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