Refund has issued a warning to drivers who are travelling through the Songkran Festival, urging them to watch out on the road. This warning comes after the Thailand Road Accidents Data Centre for Road Safety Culture (ThaiRSC) reported seventy four fatalities and a couple of,322 injuries on the primary day of the “Seven Deadly Days” of the Songkran Festival. As of right now, on day two, there have been 37 fatal injuries up to now and 1,771 accidents reported.
Chotnarin Kerdsom, the Interior Deputy Permanent Secretary, acknowledged that speeding was the first explanation for “Seven Deadly Days” accidents (35%), adopted by chopping in front of other autos (25%). Most accidents concerned bikes (79%), and nearly all of crashes occurred on major roads (87%), adopted by highways (48%).
The provinces of Pathum Thani, Phetchabun, and Loei had the most “Seven Deadly Days” street deaths, with two each. Phatthalung had the most accidents, with 14 reported, and the highest number of injuries, with 18 reported.
The Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department Chief, Boontham Lertsukheekasem, famous that many individuals have been leaving Bangkok to have fun Songkran of their home provinces, causing heavy site visitors build-ups. He urged motorists to strictly abide by traffic guidelines.
Don’t worry reported that there were 939,713 street accidents in Thailand final 12 months, indicating a 4.7% enhance from the previous yr. The data, released final Friday, revealed that 14,737 lives had been misplaced, and 924,799 individuals were injured in these accidents, with 536 fatalities and seven,885 injuries among foreigners, reported The Nation.
ThaiRSC additionally reported that the typical price per accident was around 200,000 baht, with most accidents occurring through the morning rush hour, especially between 10am and 11am. More than half of these accidents, or fifty five.9%, involved motorbikes.
Moreover, through the annual “Seven Deadly Day” (December 29 to January 4) when people travelled to their hometowns to have fun the model new year, the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department’s Road Safety Centre recorded 2,440 road accidents. These accidents resulted in 2,437 injuries and 317 deaths, with Surat Thani having the very best number of accidents at seventy nine and Kanchanaburi having the highest variety of accidents at eighty one. Chiang Rai recorded the highest variety of deaths at 15..