(Photo: Pattanapong Hirunard)The seven-day road safety campaign over the New Year holiday in Thailand ended with 272 fatalities, an increase of 8.3% from 251 in the same period a year ago. The Road Safety Centre said the number of accidents from Dec 30 to Jan 5 totalled 1,511, a decline from 1,572 a year ago, while injuries totalled 1,464, down from 1,546. Cumulative figures for the busy seven-day travel period showed Bangkok recording the highest death toll with 22 fatalities. Phatthalung and Yala recorded the most accidents on the Jan 5 with seven each, while Nakhon Sawan had the most fatalities at four. On Monday, a pickup truck driving against traffic collided with several other vehicles on inbound Vibhavadi Rangit Road in Bangkok.

Source: Bangkok Post January 06, 2026 11:21 UTC