BANGKOK — Thailand’s roads have proven slightly safer this Songkran, with traffic accidents and injuries over the first six “dangerous days” of the holiday period falling by 20 percent compared with the same stretch a year ago, while fatalities declined by 6.5 percent, according to data released by the Ministry of Interior on Thursday. Two […]
BANGKOK — Twenty-three more lives were lost on Thailand’s roads yesterday, pushing the cumulative death toll from six days of Songkran celebrations to 216, with 1,073 injuries recorded across 1,108 accidents, according to the latest figures from the Road Accidents Prevention and Mitigation Command Centre. Songkran Road Accidents and Injuries Drop 20% From a Year […]
BANGKOK — A total of 242 people were killed and 1,200 others injured in 1,242 road accidents recorded over the seven days of the Songkran holiday, according to the Road Accidents Prevention and Mitigation Command Centre, in a final toll that represents a five percent decrease from the three-year average. Six Days of Songkran: 216 […]
NAN — Nine people were killed and five others injured when a pickup truck carrying 21 relatives home from a fishing trip crashed off a steep mountain road in Pua district, in one of the deadliest road accidents in northern Thailand this year. Thailand Reports 242 Road Fatalities During Songkran Period, Marking 5% Decline Versus […]
RAYONG — Two people are dead and three others seriously injured after a pickup truck collided with a 10-wheel lorry at a dangerous junction without traffic lights in Rayong province on the morning of May 2, 2026, in a crash that witnesses say was a matter of when, not if. Bus Crashes Into Trailer in […]
PATTAYA, Chonburi — Two people were seriously injured early Thursday morning when a motorcycle lost control and crashed into a residential wall in a small soi in South Pattaya, prompting an emergency response from rescue teams and local police. Immigration Police Arrest 13 Pakistanis for Overstaying in Bangkok Apartment Raid The incident occurred around 4:00 […]
BANGKOK, Thailand — Former Formula 1 driver Mika Salo has clarified to Thai police that the leg injury he sustained in Bangkok last week was the result of an accident rather than a deliberate assault, bringing a significant update to an incident that had generated considerable international media attention. Former Formula 1 Driver Mika Salo […]
BANGKOK, Thailand — The Ministry of Transport has released investigation findings attributing two major infrastructure construction accidents to systemic safety and operational failures rather than structural material defects or machinery breakdowns, according to statements from senior transportation officials. Fire at Crane Collapse Site on Bangkok’s Rama II Road Jirapong Thepphitak, Deputy Permanent Secretary of the […]
PATTAYA, Chon Buri — The family of a 20-year-old British backpacker who sustained catastrophic injuries after falling from a pickup truck in Pattaya has announced the difficult decision to withdraw life support treatment, according to statements shared through a fundraising appeal. Foreign Man Critically Injured After Jumping From Moving Pickup In Pattaya Ethan Lacey, from […]
KOH SAMUI, Thailand — The Australian athletics community is mourning the tragic loss of Jemma Stapleton, a prominent 25-year-old sprinter from Melbourne, who died following a motorbike accident while on a family holiday in Thailand. Italian Man Arrested For Smuggling Heroin Into Koh Samui Police Station Detention Cell Stapleton, who had recently celebrated her 25th […]