Speeding accountable for 40 % of accidents
PUBLISHED: 3 Jan 2025 at 14: 25
Forty-three people were killed and 200 injured in road accidents across Thailand on Thursday, the eighth of the” 10 harmful time” of the New Year breaks.
The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation’s Road Safety Directing Center announced on Friday that 196 street accidents had caused the deaths.
From Dec 27 to Jan 2, a full of 321 people were reported killed and 1, 894 injured in 1, 938 traffic incidents across the country.
Speeding was the major cause, accounting for 40.31 % of the crashes recorded on Thursday, followed by cutting in front of other vehicles at 26.02 % and drink-driving at 15.82 %.
The most prevalent type of vehicle involved in the fatalities was a motorcycle.
In the first seven days of the New Year’s Road Safety Campaign, Surat Thani, the southwestern province, had the highest number of fatalities, wounds, and deaths.
Since most people have arrived in Bangkok and various key towns after their vacations, Chettha Mosikarat, the head of the center, reported that there are fewer cars traveling on highways. Some cars may drive at higher rate, leading to injuries, he said.  ,