One death in ‘Seven Days’ Songkran safety campaign
A 40-YEAR-OLD RUSSIAN man was the sole death in a road accident in Phuket during the ‘Seven Days’ safety campaign for Songkran 2024, which concluded at midnight on Apr 17.
In total, 48 people were hospitalised for injuries in 49 accidents recognised by local officials during the seven days, according to the report prepared by the Phuket branch of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM Phuket).
Of the 48 people admitted to hospital for road-accident injuries, 28 were Thai nationals, 13 were Myanmar nationals and seven were marked as “foreigners” in the DDPM Phuket report.
The seven “foreigners” were given as two Russians, one British and one each from Turkey, the Philippines, Bangladesh and China.
The one road death in Phuket during the ‘Seven Days’ was that of Pavel Uriadov, a 40-year-old Russian national.
Mr Uriadov was killed when his motorbike plunged into a roadside ditch along a curve on Patak Rd in Karon at about 5:50am on Apr 17, explained Karon Police Chief Pol Col Khunnadet Na Nongkhai.
His wife Anna Uriadov, 41, who was riding pillion on the motorbike, escaped with minor injuries as she had jumped off the motorbike before it plunged into the ditch.
The couple were travelling from their hotel in Karon to the Big Buddha viewpoint when the accident happened, Pol Col Khunnadet said.
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.
However, as of Monday (Apr 22), two more people had died in accidents in Phuket.
A 29-year-old man died after the Ducati motorbike he was riding struck a concrete roadside barrier on the coastal road in Kalim, north of Patong, early on Apr 18.
A 57-year-old Thai man died when the Honda Click motorbike he was riding veered off the road and crashed into a power pole in front of Baan Chalong School on Chao Fa West Rd, Chalong, around 12.45am last Sunday (Apr 21).
Despite the accident occurring at a busy and dangerous intersection, Chalong Police noted that there were no active CCTV cameras in the immediate area.
A motorcycle helmet was found at the scene, but it was unclear whether the 57-yearold man was wearing it while riding.
As of Tuesday (Apr 23) ThaiRSC reported 59 deaths and 8,651 people injured in road accidents in Phuket so far since Jan 1 this year. Additional reporting by Eakkapop Thongtub
The Phuket News