Authorities in northeastern Thailand say an 11-year-old boy drives a pickup truck into a group of Buddhist monks participating in a pilgrimage on a roadside, killing eight. Multiple outlets report the boy crashes the vehicle at speed into the procession, after the group is walking as part of their religious walk. Reports describe the procession as including about 35 monks and five lay followers. Police and health officials say five monks die at the scene, with three additional monks dying later from their injuries in hospital. Several other people are injured, with estimates ranging from 14 hospitalized to more than 20 injured overall. One report identifies the truck as belonging to the boy’s parents, and another outlet says the boy uses his parents’ vehicle. Witness accounts cited in international coverage describe the truck approaching and then striking the group. Authorities investigate the cause of the crash, including whether the child lost control of the vehicle after it veered off the road. The incident is reported to have occurred in Mukdahan province.
11-year-old in Thailand drives pickup into monk pilgrimage group, killing eight
Authorities in northeastern Thailand say an 11-year-old boy drives a pickup truck into a group of Buddhist monks participating in a pilgrimage on a roadside, killing eight. Multiple outlets report the...
- An 11-year-old boy drives a pickup truck into a Buddhist procession/pilgrimage of monks in northeastern Thailand.
- Eight monks are killed; reports say five die at the scene and three later in hospital.
- About 35 monks and five lay followers are walking as part of the pilgrimage when the truck hits the group.
- At least 14 people are hospitalized, and other reports put the total injured at more than 20.
- Police and health officials investigate the cause; the truck is reported to belong to the boy’s parents.
The victims were part of a group of 34 Buddhist monks and five lay followers undertaking a pilgrimage from a temple in Mukdahan province to another in neighboring Ubon Ratchathani province.
20 minutes from nowEight Buddhist monks were killed and more than 20 others injured after being hit by a pickup truck driven by an 11-year-old boy while on a pilgrimage in Thailand’s northeastern province of Mukdahan, officials said on Thursday.
1 hour agoEight Buddhist monks were killed and more than 20 others injured after being hit by a pickup truck driven by an 11-year-old boy while on a pilgrimage in Thailand's province of Mukdahan.
1 hour agoAn 11-year-old boy crashed a pickup truck into a group of monks on a pilgrimage walk in northeastern Thailand on Thursday, killing eight, officials said.
2 hours agoPolice said the boy had taken his parents' pickup truck without permission before losing control of the vehicle and crashing into the monks.
2 hours agoThere were reports the vehicle was seen swerving across the road before it ploughed into the group of monks, who were on a pilgrimage walk.
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