Thailand Reports Total of 363 Deaths in Eight Days of Ten Dangerous Days New Year Road Campaign

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Thailand has announced a total of 363 deaths with 2,090 injuries from 2,149 road accidents in seven days from December 27th, 2024 to January 3rd, 2025 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 4th, 2025 that the highest total number of fatalities was in Bangkok with 21 deaths. The highest number of injuries and accidents were Surat Thani with 88 injuries from 78 accidents.

The DDPM reported details on the eighth day (January 3rd) of the road campaign. There were 32 deaths and 199 injuries in 205 road accidents.

Accidents were mostly caused by reckless driving (32%). Most accidents involved motorbikes (90%). Fifty percent of road accidents occurred most on national highways. Most accidents occurred between 5:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M.. (9%).

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Thailand has announced a total of 321 deaths with 1,894 injuries from 1,938 road accidents in seven days from December 27th, 2024 to January 2nd, 2025 of the Ten Dangerous Days New Year Road Campaign from December 27th, 2024 to January 5th, 2025.

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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.