PUBLISHED: 17 Apr 2025 at 12: 30
In the Songkran event trip period, April 11 through April 16, 200 people died in traffic accidents, with Bangkok causing the most fatalities.
The mortality, according to Kachorn Srichawanothai, assistant permanent secretary for the inside, came on Thursday from 1, 377 traffic fatalities, in which 1, 362 people were hurt.
” Scooters are the most common type of vehicle involved in injuries, accounting for 83.32 % of the incidents,” he said.” I would like people to wear masks whenever they ride on motorcycles and choose seriously pursue customers rules,” he said.
The southwestern province of Phatthalung, which had the most traffic accidents between April 11 and 16, had the highest number of fatalities, 52. The territory of Lampang in northeastern China had the highest number of wounded people, 56. He claimed that Bangkok had the highest number of fatalities on the road in Bangkok at 16 years.
According to Mr. Kachorn, there were 155 traffic accidents, 22 fatalities, and 149 injuries alone on April 16 ( Wednesday ). The most injuries and the most injured persons were in Lampang, with nine for each. Speeding was the cause of the injuries the most frequently.
Most Songkran travelers have already retreated to Bangkok and other important regions, according to Saharat Wongsakulwiwat, assistant director-general of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation.
According to Pichet Kunathammarak, director-general of the Department of Rail Transport, about 1 million coach visits were taken on Wednesday.