Thailand Reports Total of 93 Deaths in Two Days of Ten Dangerous Days New Year Road Campaign

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Thailand has announced a total of 93 deaths with 575 injuries from 592 road accidents in two days from December 27th to December 28th of the Ten Dangerous Days New Year Road Campaign from December 27^th, 2024 to January 5th, 2025.

The Thai Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) reported on December 29th. The highest total number of fatalities were in Nakhon Si Thammarat with five deaths. The highest total number of road accidents and injuries were Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya with 27 times and 24 injuries.

The DDPM reported details on the second day (December 28^th) of the road campaign. There were 38 deaths and 257 injuries in 269 road accidents.

Accidents were mostly caused by excessive speeding (38%). Most accidents involved motorbikes (85%). Forty-four percent of road accidents occurred most on national highways. Most accidents occurred between 6:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. (11%).

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