Phuket’s Songkran holiday road toll holds at one dead

[snoop1130]

Phuket’s Songkran holiday road toll holds at one dead

The Phuket News

 

A Traffic Police officer on duty through the night in the heart of Phuket Town. Photo: Phuket City Traffic Police

 

PHUKET:-- Phuket concluded Day 5 of this year’s Songkran Seven Days of Danger road-safety campaign at midnight last night with zero deaths on the island’s roads in the 24-hour period.

 

The news came as the Department of Disaster Prevention & Mitigation (DDPM-Phuket) announced its official daily report for the Songkran Seven Days campaign this morning (April 16).

 

For the 24 hours of April 15, there were two accidents reported in which two people were injured, as follows:

 

• Muang District: 1 accident, 1 person injured
• Kathu: 1 accident, 1 person injured
• Thalang: 0 accidents, 0 persons injured

 

Full Story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-songkran-holiday-road-toll-holds-at-one-dead-66782.php#lPa5pcgdfT6MP7cZ.97

 

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[natway09]

Well done Phuket.

Shame that one died or would have been remarkable

[Old Croc]

Reading the link, the amount of motorists issued fines for moving violations is very impressive. I need to reverse my thinking about the efficiency of the local police. Well done RTP.

 

Now if there is 100% follow up on payment of fines, and year round policing of the roads, not just special holiday periods, Thailand could even lose it's No. 1 ranking!