PUBLISHED: 17 Apr 2024 at 17 :16
During the Songkran festival, up 7 more than 15 million visits were made using public transportation. 92 % from the previous year, according to the Transport Ministry.
During the Songkran holiday this year, folks made 15,035,465 trips between April 11 and April 16, according to minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit, who announced on Wednesday.
He reiterating how effective the miracle was because of state agency participation, which made it possible for public transportation to provide people.
International means of public transportation included carriages, planes, ships and vehicles, with 485,323 people travelling by bridge, 543,017 people travelling by air and 822,725 going by street.
Additionally, according to Mr. Suriya, there were 13,877,651 cars traveling between and around Bangkok during the trip. He said in terms of incidents, the number of injuries decreased daily because all agencies carried out their duties flawlessly.
During April 11-16, the initial six weeks of the “Seven Dangerous Time ” strategy, a complete of 1,811 injuries were reported, down from 1,996 circumstances, or by 9. 2 % from last year. This time, 1,837 people were injured, over from 2,005 last year, and there were 243 incidents — a little higher than last year’s 223, according to Mr Suriya.
The six types of vehicles involving the highest number of accidents included motorcycles ( 684 accidents ), four-wheel pickup trucks (608 accidents ), private vehicles ( 517 accidents ), lorries with over 10 wheels ( 47 accidents ), six-wheel lorries ( 39 accidents ) and tuk-tuks ( 33 accidents ).
Anutin Charnvirakul, deputy prime minister and interior minister, claimed that the decrease in vehicle injuries during Songkran was not unexpected because motorcycles were the most common cause of the injuries.