Thailand –
A total of 1,811 road accidents, with 1,837 injuries and 243 deaths, were reported on Wednesday (April 17th) by the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) in six days (April 11th -April 16th) of the ‘Seven Days of Road Safety Campaign’ during Songkran (April 11th – April 17th) 2024.
The province with the total highest fatalities was Chiang Rai with 15 deaths.
The total highest number of accidents was also Chiang Rai with 71 and the highest number of injuries was Phrae with 68 injuries.
There were 32 deaths, 242 road accidents, and 237 injuries in total reported on the sixth day (April 16th) of the campaign.
Most were caused by excessive speeding (37 percent). About 84 percent of the accidents involved motorcycles. Most road accidents occurred on highways (41 percent) between 0:01 A.M. to 1:00 A.M.
This article originally appeared on our sister website TPN National.
