XML FeedsRoad Kills in Thailand
By Richard Barrow 
Thursday 2nd April, 2009 | 153 words | Category: Thai Culture | 1 feedback »
Eighty-one people have been killed in hit-and-run accidents on Thailand's roads over the past 90 days with most occurring in and around Bangkok. There were 23 such deaths in January, 30 deaths in February and 28 in March. Most of the accidents - 62 - took place at night (between 6pm and 6am), while 19 others occurred in daytime (between 6am and 6pm). Bangkok had the most hit and run accidents with 34, followed by Samut Prakan with 15, Pathum Thani with 12, Nonthaburi with six and Ayutthaya (three). Nakhon Pathom and Samut Sakhon each had three such deaths, while there were others in Sing Buri, Saraburi, Nakhon Nayok, Chachoengsao and Tak. The law has required all vehicles to have accident insurance according to the Protection for Motor Vehicle Accident Victims Act 1992, but more than 80 motorists in the past 90 days acted more like cold-blooded murderers to run away after the accidents, leaving the victims to die in the streets.
Source: The Nation
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