Thailand Reports 138 Deaths in Four Days of Songkran Seven Days of Road Safety Campaign

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Goongnang Suksawat
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PHOTO: Tai Tek Tueng Tha Sala Rescue Foundation

Thailand –

A total of 1,000 road accidents, with 1,002 injuries and 138 deaths in four days, were reported Tuesday (April 15th) by the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) in the ‘Seven Days Road Safety Campaign’ during Songkran (April 11th – April 17th) 2025.

Provinces with the highest fatalities were Bangkok with 13 deaths. The highest number of accidents was Phatthalung with 36, in southern Thailand. The highest number of injured was in Lampang, in northeastern Thailand with 40.

Most were caused by excessive speeding and followed by drunk driving. Most of the accidents involved motorcycles and occurred on highways between 3:01 P.M. to 6:00 P.M.

The original version of this article appeared on our sister website, The Pattaya 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 more than eight years and has worked with The Pattaya News for more than 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.