Phuket –
Phuket has announced in total 53 road accidents with 54 injuries and one death in six days (December 27th, 2024– January 1st, 2025) of the Ten Dangerous Days New Year Road Campaign.
The Phuket Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) Office told the Phuket Express today (January 2nd, 2025) details on the sixth day (January 1st) of the Ten Dangerous Days New Year Road Campaign from December 27th, 2024 to January 5th, 2025.
There were 10 road accidents with 11 injuries. Seven road accidents with eight injuries were in Mueang Phuket district. Three road accidents with three injuries were in the Thalang district. No accidents took place in the Kathu district and no deaths were reported on the sixth day.
Accidents were mostly caused by excessive speeding (64%), followed by drunk driving (15%) and reckless driving (13%). Most accidents involved motorbikes (90%). Fifty-four percent of road accidents occurred most on national highways. Most accidents occurred between 1:00 A.M. to 3:00 A.M.. (16%).
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