Thailand Records Total of 162 Deaths in Four Days of the ‘Songkran Seven Days Road Safety Campaign’

Thailand –

A total of 1,259 road accidents, with 1,279 injuries and 162 deaths, were reported on Monday (April 15th) by the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) in four days (April 11th -April 14th) of the ‘Seven Days Road Safety Campaign’ during Songkran (April 11th – April 17th) 2024.

The province with the total highest fatalities was Bangkok and Roi-et with 10 deaths each.

The total highest number of accidents and injuries was Nakhon Si Thammarat with 50 accidents and 54 injuries.

There were 38 deaths, 317 road accidents, and 311 injuries in total reported on the fourth day (April 14th) of the campaign.

Most were caused by excessive speeding (37 percent). About 87 percent of the accidents involved motorcycles. Most road accidents occurred on highways (35 percent) between 6:01 P.M. to 7:00 P.M.

A total of 936 road accidents, with 968 injuries and 116 deaths, were reported on Sunday (April 14th) by the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) in three days (April 11th -April 13th) of the ‘Seven Days Road Safety Campaign’ during Songkran (April 11th – April 17th) 2024.

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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.