"Road Accidents"

Road accidents in the first four of the “Seven Dangerous Days” of Songkran have claimed 157 lives and injured 1,185, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation reported on Friday.

As many as 1,123 traffic violation cases were reported on Tuesday, the second of Songkran Festival's “Seven Dangerous Days”, the Department of Probation said on Wednesday.

Road accidents claimed 333 lives over the New Year break’s "seven dangerous days”, according to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM).

The first day of 2022 saw 73 deaths and 574 people injured in 574 road accidents nationwide, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation said on Sunday.

As many as 7,391 motorists were arrested for drunk driving between December 29 and 31, the first three of “seven dangerous days”.

The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation reported 85 deaths and 786 injuries from road accidents on December 29 and 30 – the first two of Thailand’s annual “Seven Dangerous Days”.

Since January, Bangkok and adjoining provinces have seen 9,237 deaths and 602,914 people injured from road accidents, according to the Road Accident Victims Protection Co.

SINGAPORE - More pedestrians aged 60 and above were involved in road accidents and died in the first six months of this compared with a year ago, according to latest figures by the police released on Saturday (Sept 28).

Nightspots in Phuket’s Patong area welcome the idea to stay open until 4am, though the government has been advised to first study the possible negative ramifications carefully.

The families of nine people killed in a 2010 road accident in Bangkok involving an underage driver widely known by her nickname “Praewa” will finally receive monetary compensation.

Road accidents accounted for 20,169 deaths in Thailand last year, with most of those killed being students and youth.

Parents urged to insist on helmets or have kids take safe school buses