The disaster prevention center has revealed the statistics collected during the so-called Seven Deadly Days of Songkran.
Interior ministry deputy secretary Chotinrin Kerdsom revealed today that during this year’s celebration of Thai New Year, from April 11 – 17, there were a total of 2,203 accidents, 264 deaths, and 2,208 injuries reported.
The region that saw the largest number of fatalities was Bangkok with 22 people killed over the holiday period. The region that recorded the most injuries was Nakhon Si Thammarat, which reported 70, followed closely by Chiang Rai with 68.
Two provinces recorded no fatalities: Patthalung and Phang Nga.
The reported cause of most accidents was driving too fast at 38.22%, followed by drink driving at 23.97% and overtaking at 17.57%.
The vehicles type that got into most accidents was, unsurprisingly, motorcyles, which…
