392 killed during holiday travel

The wreckage of one the pickup trucks in a crash that took place in Hau Sai district, Nakhon Si Thammarat province, on Monday. A man was killed instantly and two others were injured, one seriously. (Photo by Suchet Raekrun)
The wreckage of one the pickup trucks in a crash that took place in Hau Sai district, Nakhon Si Thammarat province, on Monday. A man was killed instantly and two others were injured, one seriously. (Photo by Suchet Raekrun)

Almost 400 died in about 3,300 road accidents nationwide during the seven-day New Year road safety campaign this year, up 5% from the same period last year.

A total of 392 people were killed and 3,326 others were injured in 3,333 accidents over the past seven days, the Road Safety Directing Center reported on Tuesday.   

Seven provinces — Nakhon Nayok, Narathiwat, Nan, Mae Hong Son, Ranong, Amnat Charoen and Uttaradit — reported no deaths.

Throughout the campaign, Chiang Mai had the most accidents and injuries (115 and 117 respectively) while Chiang Rai saw the most deaths (18).

Speeding was the major cause of accidents (33.6%), followed closely by drink-driving (33.1%).

The riskiest behaviours were not wearing helmets (59.3%) and drink-driving (25.1%).

Motorcycles were involved in the most accidents (82.5%), followed by pickup-trucks (6.2%).

Most accidents occurred during 4-8pm (27.4%).


On Monday, the last day of the campaign, 265 accidents took place, resulting in 22 deaths and 271 injuries.

Vocabulary

  • campaign: a planned series of activities - การรณรงค์
  • drink-driving (noun): driving a vehicle after drinking too much alcohol (American: drunk-driving) - ขับรถในขณะเมาเหล้า
  • injured (adj): hurt in an accident, natural disaster, attack, etc. - ได้รับบาดเจ็บ
  • risky  (adj):  involving the possibility of danger, harm or failure - เสี่ยง, เสี่ยงอันตราย
  • speeding: the crime of driving your car dangerously too fast; police issue tickets for this -
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