The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation reported that there were 419 road accidents on Monday, killing 62 and injuring 422 people.
Speeding was the main cause, accounting for 39.4% of accidents, followed by drunk driving (30.55%), the department said.
The vast majority of accidents (86.51%) involved motorcycles and most (85.44%) of them took place on straight roads, followed by highways (38.86%) and rural roads (33.17%).
The highest accident rate was between midnight and 1am.
The 20-29 age group accounted for the highest number of victims, at 17.36%.
Provinces with the highest number of accidents on Monday were Prachuap Khiri Khan and Songkhla, with 15 each.
