Road accidents exceed 500, kill 77 on Friday, Saturday

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Speeding was the most frequent problem.

PUBLISHED: 29 Dec 2024 at 13: 57

Rescue workers try to put out a fire in a Honda Civic car after it hit a power pole in Phra Yuen district of Khon Kaen on Saturday. The driver survived. (Photo: Chakkrapan Natanri)
In the Phra Yuen city of Khon Kaen on Saturday, rescue workers attempt to put out a fire after a Honda Civic vehicle struck a power pole. The vehicle survived. ( Photo: Chakkrapan Natanri )

There were&nbsp, 514 traffic fatalities on the first two days of the New Year holiday travel year and 77 folks died in the incidents, according to the Transport Ministry. &nbsp, Speed control infraction was the most common reason.

The department reported that the injuries happened on Friday and Saturday when 525 people were injured in addition to the&nbsp, 77 mortality.

67 % of the injuries were caused by speed-related violations, and 276 delivery trucks made up the majority of the fleet.

The highest death burden, three, occurred in Ayutthaya, Chon Buri, Pathum Thani and Nakhon Si Thammarat regions. The highest number of injuries, 25, occurred in Bangkok.

According to bridge officers, they also detained 249 other people for drink-driving and 11, 743 for speeding.

In contrast, 3, 982 cars were caught jumping crimson lamps and 44 people were stopped for driving in the wrong way.