Thailand’s poor road safety is a concern

Thailand’s poor road safety is a serious concern, hitting the country’s economy hard and resulting in a casualty high toll for its people. In the period between January 2019 and October 2019, there were 13.692 fatalities on the road network in Thailand. There were also 757,010 people suffering injuries in this period. The data has been provided by Road Accident Victims Protection.
November 11, 2019 Read time: 1 min

Thailand’s poor road safety is a serious concern, hitting the country’s economy hard and resulting in a casualty high toll for its people. In the period between January 2019 and October 2019, there were 13.692 fatalities on the road network in Thailand. There were also 757,010 people suffering injuries in this period. The data has been provided by Road Accident Victims Protection.

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