Thailand Reports 171 Deaths in Five Days of Songkran So Far in Road Safety Campaign

By
Goongnang Suksawat
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Thailand –

A total of 1,216 road accidents, with 1,208 injuries and 171 deaths in five days (April 11th – April 15th), were reported Wednesday (April 16th) by the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) during the ‘Seven Days of Road Safety Campaign’ during Songkran (April 11th – April 17th) 2025.

The Province with the highest total amount of fatalities were Bangkok with 15 deaths. The highest number of accidents was Phatthalung with 44, in southern Thailand. The highest number of injured was in Lampang, in northeastern Thailand with 47.

Most accidents 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.