Most of these cumulative accidents resulted from drunk driving (45.26 per cent) and most crashes involved motorcycles (78.96 per cent). The death toll was down by almost 17 per cent while the number of injuries and crashes rose compared to the same period during previous Songkran when 338 deaths and 2,891 injuries were reported in 2,724 road accidents. Most accidents on Saturday stemmed from drunk driving at 44.83 per cent followed by speeding at 24.83 per cent. Somchai also reported that the public transport use as of Saturday was at 8.25 million passengers – a 2.8 per cent increase from the same period in the previous Songkran. They also impounded 3,969 motorcycles and 1,243 cars and public transport vehicles as well as seizing the licence of 14,170 drivers under the influence of alcohol.

Source: The Nation Bangkok April 16, 2017 08:53 UTC