Accidents over on primary four times last season, says Transport Department
PUBLISHED: 31 Dec 2024 at 13: 35
There were 1, 134 traffic fatalities over the first four weeks of New Year holiday vacation, causing 175 incidents and injuring 1, 109 different people.
The statistics for the time frame from Friday December 27 to Monday December 30 were announced on Tuesday by assistant federal police chief Pol Gen Kraiboon Suadsong.
On Monday there were 261 street incidents that claimed 32 life and wounded 267 people. The most common reason was speeding, followed by drink-driving and cutting-in.
On Tuesday, the last day of 2024, police, according to Pol Gen Kraiboon, were focusing on preventing drunken drivers from leaving New Year’s Eve parties.
The Ministry of Transportation reported a decrease of 9 % between December 27 and December 30 from the same time last year.  ,
It also confirmed that Bangkok’s regular electric coach service would work until 2am on Wednesday, helping people returning home from New Year change activities.
The Department of Probation said that from Dec 27-30 a full of 3, 795 individuals were placed on probation. Most of them, 3, 661, were prosecuted for drink-driving, 130 for substance abuse and four for irresponsible driving.
Chiang Mai state recorded the highest amount of drink-driving cases in , judge, 306 cases, followed by Bangkok, 294 circumstances, and Samut Prakan with 258, the ministry said.