91% of Serious Injuries During Songkran Attributed to People Not Wearing Seat Belts

Traffic on Mittraphap Road Nakhon Ratchasima
Traffic on Mittraphap Road Nakhon Ratchasima. Photo: Edogawa. CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Secretary General of the Thai Public Health Ministry Dr. Opas Karnkawinpong reported that there was an uptick in serious injuries related to road accidents [Read More…]

Songkran road accidents claim 114 lives

Traffic on Mittraphap Road, also known as Highway 2, through Sikhio district in Korat, Nakhon Ratchasima Province
Traffic on Mittraphap Road, also known as Highway 2, through Sikhio district in Korat, Nakhon Ratchasima Province. Photo มะเดื่อ แสลงหลวง.

Road accidents during the Songkran long holiday have claimed 114 lives and injured 1,064 people nationwide, according to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation. [Read More…]

27 killed, 287 injured on first day of Songkran travel

Pickup truck and other vehicles on Mittraphap Road, also known as Highway 2, in Korat, Nakhon Ratchasima Province
Pickup truck and other vehicles on Mittraphap Road, also known as Highway 2, in Korat, Nakhon Ratchasima Province. Photo มะเดื่อ แสลงหลวง.

Twenty-seven people were killed and 287 injured in 278 road crashes on Tuesday, the first of the “seven deadly days” of the Songkran festival. Songkran [Read More…]

Australian Man Dies After Suspected Road Rage Incident with Group of Motorbike Racers in Pattaya

Na Kluea in Banglamung District, Pattaya, Chonburi
Na Kluea in Banglamung District, Chonburi. Photo: baloun.

The Nongprue Police were notified of the accident last night (January 20th) at 11:30 P.M. on the Thung Klom – Tanman Road in Nongprue. Police, [Read More…]