BURIRAM — A 5-year-old girl has been killed in a tragic accident after a six-wheel truck reversed over an electric bicycle carrying three children on a narrow village road, police said. Brake Failure Sends Truck Crashing into Rayong Home, Injuring Seven The incident occurred on March 31, 2026, in Tha Muang village, Satuk district. Police […]
BANGKOK — Twenty people died and 132 were injured in 135 road accidents across Thailand on Friday, the first of the “seven dangerous days” of the Songkran holiday travel period, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation reported on Saturday. Drunk foreign driver injures 8 in Pattaya for Songkran While any loss of life remains […]
BANGKOK — Seventy-one people have been killed and 317 others injured in traffic accidents during the first two days of the Songkran festival holiday period, according to figures released by the Ministry of Public Health on Sunday. Twenty Road Fatalities on First ‘Dangerous Day’ of Songkran Holidays The victims were involved in 344 traffic accidents […]
BANGKOK — Ninety-five people have died in road accidents during the first three days of the Songkran holiday, with more than 500 accidents reported as of midnight on Sunday, according to the latest figures from the Transport Ministry. Songkran Road Toll at 71, With 317 Injured After Two Days Transport inspector-general Phadoongsak Sarujikamjornwattana said on […]
BANGKOK — The first four days of the Songkran holiday’s “seven dangerous days” have claimed 154 lives and left 705 people injured in road accidents across Thailand, with Bangkok recording the highest number of fatalities, authorities reported on Tuesday. Songkran Holiday Road Death Toll Rises to 95 After Three Days While the toll remains deeply […]
BANGKOK — Thailand’s notoriously dangerous Songkran holiday period has claimed 191 lives and left 911 people injured during the first five days of the annual “seven dangerous days” road safety campaign, with Bangkok recording the highest death toll of any province, authorities reported on April 14. Songkran Road Toll Climbs to 154 as Holiday Travel […]
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 […]