Phuket’s Seven Days safety campaign for Songkran 2024 continues to make its impact as the island remains free of any road fatalities since the commencement of the initiative on April 11. Over the past four days, 39 incidents have been recorded by officials, resulting in the same number of people being hospitalised due to injuries.

 

The report compiled by the Phuket branch of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM Phuket) revealed that yesterday, April 15, the campaign’s fifth day, nine accidents occurred across the island, leading to nine injuries. The breakdown of these incidents indicates two accidents each in Mueang District and Thalang District, with one individual injured in each, and six accidents in Kathu District, injuring six people.

 

The DDPM Phuket’s report also provides a demographic insight into the victims of these accidents, showing that 23 of the injured are Thai nationals, 11 are from Myanmar, and five have been categorised as foreigners.

 

Of further interest is ThaiRSC, the national road safety agency, which reported a slightly higher figure of 49 injured individuals in Phuket on the same day, although it concurred with the DDPM Phuket’s report of no fatalities.

 

The Seven Days safety campaign, which began at midnight on April 10, will continue until midnight on April 17. Last year’s campaign saw a grimmer outcome, with five deaths and 51 injuries resulting from road accidents, reported The Phuket News.

 

So far this year, ThaiRSC reports a total of 55 deaths and 8,121 injuries from road accidents in Phuket since January 1. Yet, the current Seven Days safety campaign displays a more encouraging trend, with no deaths reported since its commencement.

 

In related news, Songkran celebrations kicked off with a bang on Bangla Road, Phuket on April 12 and are expected to reach their peak on April 13.

 

Throngs of people, both locals and international tourists, assembled on Thaweewong Road and Soi Bangla, drawn in by the popular water-splashing events.

 

By Mitch Connor

Caption: Picture courtesy of Phuket Provincial Police

 

 

Source: The Thaiger 2024-04-16

 

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So this shows when the police actually do their job, they can do something about the carnage on the roads.... But hey-ho now Sonkrans finished they will go back to doing nothing....

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They do not report any accident as a death if they die later at the hospital, is what I understand. Only when they are pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. Correct me please if that has changed.

3 hours ago, rexpotter said:

They do not report any accident as a death if they die later at the hospital, is what I understand. Only when they are pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. Correct me please if that has changed.

 

I have heard that they do fiddle the deaths details to show a lower number.

Phuket Records a Total of 39 Accidents in Five Days of the ‘Songkran Seven Days of Road Safety Campaign’
By Goongnang Suksawat

 

 

Phuket –Phuket has announced a total of 39 road accidents, 39 injuries, and zero deaths in the first five days (April 11th – April 15th) of the seven days (April 11th, 2024 to April 17th, 2024) of the ‘Songkran Road Safety Campaign 2024′.

The Phuket Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) Office told the Phuket Express on Tuesday (April 16th) the details from the fifth day (April 15th) of the campaign.

 

There were a total of 9 road accidents resulting in 9 injuries. Two road accidents were in the Mueang District involving two injuries. One accident and one injury took place in the Thalang district. Six accidents with six injuries also took place in the Kathu district (Home of Patong).

 

Full story: THE PHUKET EXPRESS 2024-04-17

 

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12 hours ago, rexpotter said:

They do not report any accident as a death if they die later at the hospital, is what I understand. Only when they are pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. Correct me please if that has changed.

I believe that is how stats are recorded.

Don't believe this for one second !

So if the friendly cop tells the ambulance driver not to report it until they get to the hospital, then it makes them look good? Just wondering.

Our safety program worked perfectly. Source: us. 

12 minutes ago, ronster said:

Don't believe this for one second !

Trust us bro

6 hours ago, Robert Paulson said:

Our safety program worked perfectly. Source: us. 

 

Exactly....      

 

 

However...     Even the numbers below look highly suspicious when the national average over the year is about 68 per day (based on WHO estimations in 2020 was 22,428 road deaths per year (and that was a Covid year)

https://www.worldlifeexpectancy.com/thailand-road-traffic-accidents

 

So... even the below mentioned number (linked) is less than than the normal daily average...   (which would otherwise fall at 245 over 4 days).

 

Thus: Are the reports suggesting the the roads over the 7 deadly days of Songkran are 35% safer ????

 

As you mentioned Robert - the source and accuracy of the information is highly questionable.