The fifth day of the seven dangerous New Year holidays saw 41 people killed and 460 others injured, bringing the cumulative casualty count for the long holiday to 279 and 3,185. Deputy Permanent Secretary for Interior Ministry Wibul Sanguanpong told a press conference at the road accident monitoring centre that 421 accidents were reported on Saturday, the fifth day of the monitoring period. The cumulative road accidents reached 2,931, he said. Drunk driving remained the main cause of the accidents, he said. (The Nation/Manager)