The Road Safety Center summarized road accident statistics during the 2026 Songkran Festival, reporting a total of 1,108 accidents, 1,073 injuries, and 216 deaths over six days.
At 10:30 a.m. on 16 April 2026, at the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, the Road Safety Center reported the road accident statistics for Songkran 2026 on 15 April 2026. On that day, there were 156 accidents, 161 injuries, and 23 fatalities.
The accumulated road accident summary for the six-day campaign (10–15 April 2026) showed 1,108 accidents, 1,073 injured, and 216 deaths. The Road Safety Center coordinated measures for returning travelers, strictly monitored passenger vehicles and drivers, enforcing zero alcohol tolerance, and applied laws to prevent at-risk youth from passing community checkpoints, alongside monitoring seasonal storms, fires, and PM 2.5 dust levels.
Mr. Jeset Thaiset, Deputy Minister of Interior and chair of the press briefing on the Songkran 2026 road accident prevention center, revealed that on 15 April 2026, the sixth day of the "Drive Safely, Slow Down, Reduce Accidents" campaign, there were 156 accidents, 161 injuries, and 23 deaths.
The main causes of accidents were speeding at 43.59% and drunk driving at 25.64%. Motorcycles accounted for the highest proportion of accidents at 67.84%, mostly occurring on straight roads (89.74%). Nearly half (46.79%) occurred on highway roads. The peak accident time was between 18:01 and 21:00, representing 17.95%. Most injuries and deaths involved people aged 20–29 years (24.46%). Chiang Rai had the highest number of accidents (10), injuries (11), and deaths (3) on that day.
The six-day cumulative accident summary (10–15 April 2026) recorded 1,108 accidents, 1,073 injuries, and 216 deaths. Phrae province had the highest number of accidents (47) and injuries (49) cumulatively, while Bangkok had the highest cumulative deaths (19).
As most people returned to Bangkok and major regional provinces to resume work, and some continued their Songkran holidays, related agencies were urged to adjust plans accordingly. This year’s notable success was the strength of community checkpoints and local administrative organizations effectively screening and preventing drunk drivers from the village level.
However, issues remain with driver fatigue and vehicles not being roadworthy. The Road Safety Center has ordered related agencies to immediately review and improve measures. Emphasis is placed on main routes, increasing checks on out-of-province vehicle plates to detect fatigue or drowsiness, considering appropriate locations for inspection and service points, and strictly enforcing the top 10 traffic law violations.