Thailand –
A total of 936 road accidents, with 968 injuries and 116 deaths, were reported on Sunday (April 14th) by the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) in three days (April 11th -April 13th) of the ‘Seven Days Road Safety Campaign’ during Songkran (April 11th – April 17th) 2024.
The province with the total highest fatalities was Bangkok with 8 deaths.
The total highest number of accidents were Nakhon Si Thammarat and Songkhla with 39 each and the highest number of injuries was in Songkhla with 45 injuries.
There were 48 deaths, 392 road accidents and 411 injuries in total reported on the third day (April 13th) of the campaign.
Most were caused by excessive speeding (40 percent). About 85 percent of the accidents involved motorcycles. Most road accidents occurred on highways (35 percent) between 6:01 P.M. to 7:00 P.M.
