Bangkok, June 6 -- Thailand's Department of Disease Control (DDC) on June 5 called on all motorcyclists to wear helmets, highlighting that over 14,000 people died in motorcycle-related accidents in 2024.

DDC Director-General Dr. Panumas Yanawetsakul cited official statistics from three government agencies, revealing that between 2020 and 2024, an average of 17,428 people died in road accidents each year, with 80% involving motorcycles.

Dr. Panumas noted that in 2024 alone, 17,447 people were killed in road traffic accidents, of which 14,144 deaths were linked to motorcycle incidents, on average, three people died in motorcycle accidents every two hours in 2024.

He also referenced data from the Health Data Centre (HDC) of the Ministry o...