Thailand’s road deaths surge despite junta’s hardline tactics

The government said 380 people had died in 3,379 accidents during a seasonal surge dubbed the “Seven Dangerous Days”, the highest toll in five years on what are already some of the world’s deadliest roads. Thailand reported a higher road death rate than any other country apart from war-ravaged Libya in a report published last year by the World Health Organization (WHO). Traffic accidents killed more than 24,000 people in 2012 and shaved 3 percent off gross domestic product, according to the most recent WHO estimates.
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