5 days of Songkran, 204 dead
On April 16, 2022 at 11:13 a.m.
SAO reveals road accident statistics Songkran Festival accumulated 5 days, 1,478 accidents, 1,452 injuries, 204 deaths, 12 provinces have no fatalities. Emphasis on taking care of people returning Concentrate on the main and secondary routes. Strict control of accident risk behaviors.
Mr. Buntham Lertsukhikasem, director-general of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (PWA), as secretary of the Road Safety Administration Center (STP), said that today people gradually travel back to Bangkok and economic zone provinces. resulting in dense traffic on main routes and secondary routes connecting between provinces Therefore, the ROC has coordinated with the provinces and relevant agencies to take care of safety and facilitate the people to travel in parallel with intensive measures to prevent COVID-19, organizing officers at checkpoints to continuously enforce laws on different routes. especially the main routes, secondary routes, bypasses, shortcuts, direct routes, cross lanes and no central island with strict control over drivers with risky behavior Both driving fast, drinking and driving, not using safety equipment. including assessing the readiness of the drivers To prevent accidents from driving fast and drowsy ready to solve traffic problems by opening a special channel to accelerate the drain and close the risk of accidents, such as setting up cones along the roadside, closing the u-turn point. In addition, from today (April 16) to April 18, 2022, Thailand will experience a summer storm in the northern area. Northeastern, Central and Bangkok with thunderstorms, strong winds and possibly hail in some areas making the road wet and slippery and visibility to see the path is not clear Therefore, people are asked to be extra careful while driving. without driving fast Keep a distance from the car in front more than usual. in case of heavy rain, strong winds Park your car in a safe area away from large trees, electric poles, and billboards to reach your destination safely.
For people who have experienced or witnessed an accident You can report the incident via the 1784 safety hotline or report it via LINE. “The Security Guard received an incident report 1784” by adding a friend Line ID @1784DDPM to coordinate further assistance.
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