Police vow they must limit access to Khao San Road as the well-known alley was dangerously overcrowded by Songkran festival revellers on Thursday night.
Local police temporarily blocked access to Khao San Road at about 7pm on Thursday and told new visitors to wait for people to gradually leave the 400-metre-long road in Phra Nakhon district first. The Songkran festivities were planned there from Thursday to Saturday.
Police asked visitors in the vicinity to wait about 15 minutes to allow those already inside to leave Khao San Road conveniently.
At 8.50pm police closed access to the road and advised newcomers to visit nearby…
