{
  "id": 15103272,
  "title": "Why Thailand’s Roads Are So Deadly: Drive at Your Own Risk",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/why-thailands-roads-are-so-deadly-drive-at-your-own-risk",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T02:05:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Chiang Rai Times",
    "slug": "chiang-rai-times",
    "url": "https://www.chiangraitimes.com/auto/thailand-roads-deadly/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Last Updated on October 17, 2026 by Jeff Tomas The scale of Thailand’s road-safety problem is severe: the World Health Organization estimated 18,218 road deaths in 2021, about 50 a day. Thai authorities reported a different total, 16,957, because death counts vary by source and method. The risk affects residents who travel daily and visitors […] The post Why Thailand’s Roads Are So Deadly: Drive…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}