About 85 % of accidents involved scooters
PUBLISHED: 17 Apr 2024 at 13 :02
During the Songkran event trip, 243 people were killed and 1,837 others were hurt in road accidents.
Education Minister Permpoon Chidchob reported on Wednesday that there were 1,811 traffic fatalities between April 11 and April 16, when some workers returned to their hometowns for Songkran festivities. Riders were involved in 84. 9 % of all traffic accidents.
Chiang Rai, the province with the highest death toll and highest number of accidents ( 71 ), was the province with the highest death toll ( 15 ).
Another northern province, Phrae, reported the most people injured ( 68 ). During the Songkran Thai New Year festival, Pol Gen Permpoon reported that nine out of the 77 regions were free of customers mortality.
On the last day of the street health plan, April 16, there were 242 traffic accidents, leaving 32 people dead and 237 injured. Speeding was the most prevalent reason, accounting for 37. 6 % of the fatalities, followed by drink-driving ( 23. 9 % ) and cutting in front of other vehicles ( 21 % ).
Most Songkran travelers, according to Pol Gen Permpoon, have now come back to work.
Ruangsak Suwaree, director-general of the Probation Department, said that from April 11-16 there were 5,786 traffic infraction situations, 96. 6 % of which included drink-driving. Bangkok had the most drink-driving cases ( 493 ), followed by Samut Prakan ( 313 ) and Chiang Mai ( 302 ).