Two dead on Phuket roads as New Year rolls in

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Chalermkiat Ongwimolkarn, 26, died after a collision with a taxi on Thepkrasattri Rd at 4:45pm. Police are investigating the accident. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: -- Phuket has suffered its first fatalities in the Seven Days of Danger road-safety campaign for the New Year holidays, the Phuket office of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM-Phuket) reported today (Jan 2).

 

The DDPM-Phuket reported that two people died in road accidents during Day 4 of the campaign, on Sunday, Jan 1 (midnight to midnight).

 

Patcharin Tawsanit, 24, was pronounced dead on arrival at Thalang Hospital after the motorbike she was riding went off the road, sending her into a roadside ditch in Thalang at 1:30am. Ms Patcharin was not wearing a helmet at the time of the accident.

 

Later, Chalermkiat Ongwimolkarn, 26, died after a collision with a taxi on Thepkrasattri Rd at 4:45pm. Police are investigating the accident.

In total, the DDPM-Phuket reported 16 accidents on the island during the 24-hour period.

 

Six were in Muang District, which encompasses Phuket Town, Kata-Karon, Wichit, Chalong, Rawai and Nai Harn.

 

Seven of the accidents were in Kathu District, which includes Patong, and the remaining three accidents, including the deadly crashes that killed Miss Patcharin and Mr Chalermkiat, were in Thalang District, which covers the northern half of the island.

 

Full story: http://www.thephuketnews.com/two-dead-on-phuket-roads-as-new-year-rolls-in-60458.php

 

-- © Copyright Phuket News 2017-01-02

only 2 dead in 4 days...pretty good Phuket

only 2 dead in 4 days...pretty good Phuket

That's the average.

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Phuket New Year road accidents leave two dead, 81 injured

Yutthawat Lekmak

 

A Traffic Police officer on duty at the Kathu Checkpoint during the Seven Days of Danger road-safety campaign. Photo: Tanyaluk Sakoot.

 

PHUKET: -- The number of fatalities in Phuket during the Seven Days of Danger road-safety campaign for the New Year holidays remains at two dead after the last day of the campaign closed at midnight last night.

 

The Phuket office of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM-Phuket) reported today (Jan 5) that there were no deaths from road accidents during Day 7 of the campaign, on Wednesday, Jan 4 (midnight to midnight).

 

However, five people were injured in five accidents during the 24-hour period.

 

All five of the accidents were in Muang District, which encompasses Phuket Town, Kata-Karon, Wichit, Chalong, Rawai and Nai Harn.

 

Four of the injured were motorcyclists, while the other was injured whilst driving a car.

 

The DDPM-Phuket noted that the main cause of the accidents and injuries during the Tuesday 24-hour period was cutting off other drivers in traffic.

 

Full story: http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-new-year-road-accidents-leave-two-dead-81-injured-60490.php

 

-- © Copyright Phuket News 2017-01-05

Good to see someone had their shyt together as the rest of Thailand went down the crapper.

So with an average throughout the year of one fatality every other day this was well below average.