PUBLISHED: 30 Dec 2024 at 14: 07
The number of road accidents in the first three weeks of New Year holiday travel neared , 900, with more than 140. mortality. Bangkok recorded the most fatalities while Ayutthaya had the most injuries.
Justice Minister Tawee Sodsong said on Monday that from Dec 27 to 29 there were 872 traffic fatalities, 143 incidents and 841 hurt people.
Speeding was the most typical price of the incidents, followed by drink-driving. The most prevalent type of vehicle involved in the fatalities was a motorcycle.
The highest number of fatalities, 35, and the highest number of wounded individuals, 32, were reported in the central plain state of Ayutthaya while Bangkok had the highest number of fatalities, seven.
According to Mr. Tawee, the majority of New Year’s visitors had already arrived and had a party. Thus, he ordered authorities concerned to significantly enforce laws against drink-driving.
On Dec 29 ( Sunday ) alone, there were 280 traffic accidents, 47 deaths and 269 injured people. The most injuries, 12, and the highest death toll, 10, happened in the southern state of Surat Thani. 10 people died in Lop Buri in the Central Plain, according to the report. The highest number of fatalities, four, occurred in the northern county of Sakon Nakhon.