National – Road Safety Thailand from the Thai Ministry of the Interior reported a total of 241 road accidents with 28 deaths and 246 injuries on the sixth day of the “seven dangerous days” of the Songkran holiday period, on April 16th.
According to the reports, the most common causes of road accidents were over-speeding with 41.49 percent of total accidents, followed by drunk driving with 25.31 percent and poor vision with 18.26 percent.
The majority of 84.34 percent of accidents significantly involved motorcycles. Most of the accidents occurred on straight routes, accounting for 80.91 percent of total accidents. About 38.59 percent of them were recorded on national highways while 38.17 percent were in community villages.
(Source: – Asean Now)