Road Accidents during Songkran Claim 277 Lives

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By Paphamon Arayasukawat

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation has reported that a total of 2,365 road accidents during the seven days from April 10-16 claimed 277 lives and injured 2,357.

 

Speeding was the single biggest cause of accidents, followed by drink driving and cutting lanes. Motorcycles were involved in 86 per cent of the accidents, followed by trucks at 6 per cent and cars at 3 per cent.

 

Nakhon Si Thammarat province recorded the highest number of 106 road accidents and also the highest number of 109 people getting injured , while Pathum Thani had the highest number of 10 deaths.

 

The department added that 1,908 police checkpoints were set up nationwide with 59,389 officials working during Songkran. A total of 316,725 vehicles were stopped for inspection, while 65,549 motorists were charged with violating traffic laws.

 

-- © Copyright NNT 2021-04-18

 

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[4MyEgo]

The number well down over past Songkran's, could this possibly be due to more people being told to stay home to avoid getting or giving people Covid ?

Edited April 18, 2021 by 4MyEgo

[Excel]

6 minutes ago, 4MyEgo said:

The number well down over past Songkran's, could this possibly be due to more people being told to stay home to avoid getting or giving people Covid ?

Could be or simply just more false reporting

[PatOngo]

Now they can get back to normal, 60 per day!

[Dmaxdan]

18 minutes ago, 4MyEgo said:

The number well down over past Songkran's, could this possibly be due to more people being told to stay home to avoid getting or giving people Covid ?

Remember that the quoted figure of 277 almost certainly doesn't include those who died later in hospital. The actual number of deaths is probably much higher.

[bluesofa]

22 minutes ago, webfact said:

Road Accidents during Songkran Claim 277 Lives

If the deaths had been due to covid, there would be panic everywhere. Road accidents - and no one blinks.
They are still people dying needlessly, but there's no chance of infecting others - apart from those rubbernecking.

 

[RichardColeman]

3 hours ago, 4MyEgo said:

The number well down over past Songkran's, could this possibly be due to more people being told to stay home to avoid getting or giving people Covid ?

100% agree with you. The truth of this years Songkran's Death Race 2000 will become more clearer next year when there is a huge rise in the death toll compared to this year.