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27 killed, 287 injured on first day of Songkran travel

Traffic was steady on Mittraphap Highway in Nong Sung district of Nakhon Ratchasima province early Wednesday morning, as Songkran celebrants left Bangkok for their home provinces in the Northeast. (Photo: Prasit Tangprasert)

Twenty-seven people were killed and 287 injured in 278 road crashes on Tuesday, the first of the "seven deadly days" of the Songkran festival.

Chotnarin Kerdsom, interior deputy permanent secretary, said on Wednesday the Road Safety Centre and associated agencies reported road accidents nationwide on Tuesday.

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