January 3, 2023 – at the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (Public Disaster Prevention and Mitigation), Center for Road Accident Prevention and Reduction during the New Year Festival 2023. Summary of road accident statistics as of January 2, 2023, 294 accidents. 295 injuries, 40 deaths Accumulated road accidents during the 5-day campaign (December 29, 2022 – January 2, 2023) resulted in a total of 1,960 accidents, with a total of 1,938 injuries and deaths. A total of 263 cases, provinces without fatalities There are 6 provinces (zero deaths). Intensive control of accident-prone behaviors, including speeding, drinking and driving, and not wearing seat belts.
Mr. Boontham Lertsukeekasem, Director-General of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, Secretary of the Road Safety Center As chairman of the ad hoc subcommittee meeting of the Center for the Prevention and Reduction of Road Accidents throughout the year, revealed that the Center for the Prevention and Reduction of Road Accidents during the New Year 2023 by the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation and the cooperation of Network partners have compiled road accident statistics on January 2, 2023, which is the fifth day of the campaign. “New way of life drive safely There were 294 accidents, 295 injuries and 40 deaths.
The cause of the highest accidents was driving fast 36.73% drinking and driving 23.13% The vehicles with the highest accidents were motorcycles 79.40% Most of them happened on the direct route 79.59% Roads Department of Highways 37.41% roads in Subdistrict Administrative Organizations. /village 32.31 percent. The time when the accident was the highest, 8.50 percent from 00:01 to 01:00. The highest number of injured and fatalities were between 20 and 29 years old, 18.51 percent. There were 1,880 main checkpoints established. 55,861 people summoned 397,459 vehicles, a total of 57,635 people were prosecuted, 16,783 were guilty of not having a driver’s license, 16,320 were not wearing helmets, and 7,394 were speeding.
The province with the highest number of accidents was Nakhon Si Thammarat (14 times), the province with the highest number of injuries was Nakhon Si Thammarat (17 people), and the province with the highest number of deaths was Sisaket (5 people). 29 Dec. 22 – 2 Jan. 23) There were 1,960 accidents, 1,938 injuries, and 263 deaths. The provinces with the highest cumulative accidents are: Nakhon Si Thammarat and Sakon Nakhon (65 times each province) The province with the highest accumulated injuries is Nakhon Si Thammarat (70 people), the province with the highest cumulative death toll is Chiang Rai (13 people), a province with no fatalities. (Zero deaths) There are 6 provinces: Narathiwat, Bueng Kan, Phang Nga, Yala, Satun, and Sukhothai.
Today, however, major routes are expected to continue to experience heavy traffic at some points. The Road Safety Directing Center has therefore emphasized that the province continues to take care of the safety of people’s travel. A concentrated consortium of police officers and volunteers checkpoint operations on main routes, secondary routes, shortcuts and bypasses. to direct traffic and take care of the safety of people along the route Including intense control of accident risk behaviors, including speeding, drinking and driving, and not wearing a seat belt. As well as instructing officers at the checkpoint to call for vehicle inspection to slow down the speed and assess the driver’s readiness to prevent accidents caused by drowsiness.
Buntham Lertsukeekasem, Director-General of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (Public Disaster Prevention and Mitigation), continued that most people had returned from their hometowns and traveled today. while some parts are still on the way From examining the traffic conditions, it was found that many routes had light traffic. Especially the main roads of major provinces and routes from different regions. into Bangkok enabling the driver to use high speed Therefore emphasizes that the province strictly controls the use of speed that may cause serious accidents. and be considerate to those who share the route in order to reach the destination safely If experiencing or witnessing an accident You can report the incident via the safety hotline 1784 or report the incident via Line “Security Security 1784” by adding a friend Line ID @1784DDPM to coordinate further assistance.
