Seven Days of Danger for Songkran underway in Phuket

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The 52-year-old man who was riding his motorbike at speed when he lost control and fell onto the road in front of Supalai Hill housing estate on Trang Rd in Rassada, reported the Phuket Provincial office of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM-Phuket).

 

By The Phuket News

 

PHUKET: Phuket marked officially just one accident in which one man was injured in the first day of the Seven Days of Danger road-safety campaign yesterday (Apr 10).

 

 

 

The man suffered head injuries in the accident. He was first taken to Mission Phuket Hospital and later transferred to Vachira Phuket Hospital in Phuket Town, the report added.

 

The man was not wearing a helmet at the time of the accident, and he tested positive for alcohol the report noted.

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/seven-days-of-danger-for-songkran-underway-in-phuket-79649.php

 

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[RichardColeman]

23 minutes ago, webfact said:

The man was not wearing a helmet at the time of the accident, and he tested positive for alcohol the report noted.

'Guess drunk man falls off bike' is not a great headline

[bluesofa]

(from the link above)

"Phuket officials have set a target of zero fatalities on Phuket’s roads during the Seven Days of Danger road-safety campaign this Songkran holiday, to be enforced from April 10-16."

 

Didn't  they claim zero fatalities last year too, but only after fiddling the figures.

[Tarteso]

High speed, no helmet, drunk....

 

what could be wrong? ????

[hotchilli]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

The man was not wearing a helmet at the time of the accident, and he tested positive for alcohol the report noted

Some things never change and some people never learn.