New Year road toll hits 171 in four days; Phuket tops crashes, Bangkok records most deaths
SATURDAY, JANUARY 03, 2026
Thailand logged 991 road crashes and 171 deaths over the first four days of the New Year safety campaign, with Phuket recording the most incidents and Bangkok the highest death toll, authorities said.
Teen killed in Songkran crash saves four lives via donation
THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 2025
A 14-year-old boy who lost his life in a road accident during the Songkran festival has made a contribution by saving four patients through organ donation.
British tourists arrested for hit-and-run, knife threat in Phuket
FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 2025
Phuket police arrested three British tourists on Thursday after their truck hit a motorcycle and fled the scene, with a driver allegedly threatening the Thai rider with a knife.
Nearly 100 pigs drown as truck plunges into canal in Suphan Buri
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 05, 2025
Rescuers struggled for hours but only managed to pull 40 pigs to safety; the driver admits taking his hands off the wheel as police investigate the accident