Thailand Announces a Total of 436 Deaths in Ten Dangerous Days New Year Road Campaign

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Goongnang Suksawat
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Thailand –

Thailand has announced a total of 436 deaths with 2,376 injuries from 2,467 road accidents of the Ten Dangerous Days New Year Road Campaign from December 27th, 2024 to January 5th, 2025.

The Thai Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) reported on January 6th, 2025 that the highest total number of fatalities was in Bangkok with 26 deaths. The highest number of injuries and accidents were Surat Thani with 100 injuries from 89 accidents.

The DDPM reported details on the tenth day (January 5th) of the road campaign. There were 29 deaths and 128 injuries in 239 road accidents.

Accidents were mostly caused by speeding (34%). Most accidents involved motorbikes (82%). Fifty percent of road accidents occurred most on national highways. Most accidents occurred between 7:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.. (10%).

The original version of this article appeared on our sister website, The TPN National News, owned by our parent company TPN media.

 

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Goongnang Suksawat
Goongnang Suksawat
Goong Nang is a News Translator who has worked professionally for multiple news organizations in Thailand for many years and has worked with The Pattaya News for five years. Specializes primarily in local news for Phuket, Pattaya, and also some national news, with emphasis on translation between Thai to English and working as an intermediary between reporters and English-speaking writers. Originally from Nakhon Si Thammarat, but lives in Phuket and Krabi except when commuting between the three.