No deaths reported on Day 5 of Phuket’s Seven Days of Danger

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No deaths reported on Day 5 of Phuket’s Seven Days of Danger

Yutthawat Lekmak

 

Police stop and check tourists during the Seven Days of Danger road-safety campaign. Photo: Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

PHUKET: -- The death toll in Phuket during the New Year’s Seven Days of Danger road-safety campaign remains at two as no further deaths were reported by the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM-Phuket) during Day five of the campaign.

 

The DDPM-Phuket reported that there were no deaths from road accidents during day five of the campaign, yesterday (Jan 2) (midnight to midnight).

 

However the DDPM-Phuket did report that 18 people were injured in 16 accidents during the 24-hour period.

 

Six of the accidents were in Muang District, which encompasses Phuket Town, Kata-Karon, Wichit, Chalong, Rawai and Nai Harn.

 

Seven of the accidents were in Kathu District, which includes Patong, and the remaining three accidents were in Thalang District, which covers the northern half of the island.

 

Full story: http://www.thephuketnews.com/no-deaths-reported-on-day-5-of-phuket-seven-days-of-danger-60462.php

 

-- © Copyright Phuket News 2017-01-03

[al007]

Wow a great achievement

 

Did they ban all traffic 

[farcanell]

58 minutes ago, al007 said:

Wow a great achievement

 

Did they ban all traffic 

 

No... they banned reporting.

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