Thailand Reports 27 Deaths on First Day of Songkran Seven Days of Road Safety Campaign

By
Rapipun Suksawat
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Thailand –

A total of 211 road accidents, with 201 injuries and 27 deaths, were reported on Saturday (April 12th) by the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) on the first day (April 11th) of the ‘Seven Days Road Safety Campaign’ during Songkran (April 11th – April 17th) 2025.

Most were caused by excessive speeding (40 percent). About 83 percent of the accidents involved motorcycles. Most road accidents occurred on highways (51 percent) between 3:01 P.M. to 6:00 P.M.

Provinces with the highest fatalities were Bangkok with 5 deaths. The highest number of accidents and injuries were in Mukdahan, northeastern Thailand, with 11 road accidents and 12 injuries.

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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Rapipun Suksawat
Rapipun 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.