VIENTIANE: Road accidents claimed 26 lives across Laos during the 2025 Lao New Year celebrations from April 11 to 17, a decrease from the 33 fatalities reported during the same period last year.
A total of 313 accidents were recorded across the country during the cited period, deputy head of the traffic police department under the Lao Ministry of Public Security, Keomala Sengthong, told a press conference on Friday (April 18).
