So far 30 people have been hospitalised for injuries in the 30 accidents recognised by local officials over the past four days.
During the 24 hours of yesterday (Apr 14), Day 4 of the campaign, six people were injured in six accidents across the island, according to the daily report prepared by the Phuket branch of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM Phuket).
Two people were injured in two accidents in Muang District, two were injured in two accidents in Thalang District and two people were injured in two accidents in Kathu District, said the report.
Of the 30 people admitted to hospital for road-accident injuries, 20 were Thai nationals, six were Myanmar nationals and four were marked as “foreigners” in the DDPM Phuket report.
Of note, national road safety agency ThaiRSC reported 62 people injured in road accidents in Phuket yesterday, but concurred there had been no deaths.
The ‘Seven Days’ safety campaign for Songkran 2024 began at midnight last Wednesday night and will continue through to midnight this Wednesday night (Apr 17).
Phuket last year concluded the Seven Days safety campaign for Songkran with five people killed and 51 people admitted to hospital for injuries sustained in road accidents.
ThaiRSC currently reports 55 deaths and 8,073 people injured in road accidents in Phuket since Jan 1.
Nationwide, as of yesterday, 116 people had died and nearly 1,000 others had been hospitalised for injuries in road accidents over the first three days of the road safety campaign.