The incident occurred on April 17, the last day of the week-long festival, when his motorbike collided with an oncoming pickup truck on the 410 Betong highway, according to The Straits Timesciting Thailand’s road safety committee.

Dashcam footage shared on Facebook showed the gray motorcycle from the opposite lane skidding into the path of the pickup truck before the two vehicles collided.

The road was wet due to rain at the time.

The tourist was traveling with a group of four people. They had spent several days on the island of Koh Samui and were heading to Hat Yai next.

Preliminary investigations by the police suggested that the accident may have been caused by worn-out motorcycle tires and a slippery road surface, as reported by Shin Min Daily News.

Despite its popularity, Songkran has been called the “seven dangerous days” by Thai authorities for over a decade to highlight the increased road safety risks during the festival.

This year’s Songkran festival saw a decline in road accidents, injuries, and fatalities, according to official data. There were 1,538 road accidents reported, resulting in 1,495 injuries and 253 deaths, compared to 287 deaths in 2,044 road accidents last year.