Injuries and mortality decreased slightly from a year ago, but more people are involved in drunk driving.
Discussed: 12 Apr 2025 at 14: 20
On the first day of the seven-day Songkran holiday vacation time, 201 people were killed and 201 were hurt, according to officials who spoke to the media on Saturday.
As citizens began traveling for the Thai new year holiday, a total of 211 injuries were reported on Friday, according to the Road Safety Operation Centre.
According to Dr. Opas Karnkawinpong, continuous director for the Ministry of Public Health, all of the numbers for Friday were below those from a year ago. On the first Songkran journey time in 2024, there were 241 injuries that resulted in 29 deaths and 253 accidents.
The majority of the accidents occurred due to driving over the speed limit, accounting for 41 %. In 23 % of the incidents, cutting in front of another car was the cause of the collision.
Bangkok had the most fatalities at five, while Mukdahan recorded the highest number of injuries at 11 and injury at 12.
In 80 % of all accidents, motorcycles were involved, with pickup trucks and sedan cars accounting for 5 % each.
About half of all incidents occurred on major roads, and the time frame between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. was the worst.
On Friday, according to statistics released by the Probation Department, there were more drunken driving cases than on the previous day last year.
The figures were based on the results of judge cases where criminals were given parole on Friday and sent to the office.
About 85 % of all arrests, or about 85 %, according to Suriya Singhakamo, the department’s director-general, a slight increase from the 258 on the first day of the safety campaign last year.
He said that driving while under the influence of narcotic drugs was following with 47 situations, followed by three careless driving cases.
According to the division under the supervision of the Ministry of Justice, Samut Prakan had 35 cases and Kamphaeng Phet had 27.
Every year, April 13 and April 14 and 15, but substitute times result in a five-day trip that runs until Wednesday. For a seven-day time of travel, which includes go both before and after the holiday, the government annually tracks incident statistics.