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Eleven-Year-Old Drives Parents' Truck, Kills Eight Buddhist Monks in Thailand

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First reported by Ynet · 1 hour ago

What happened

In northeastern Thailand, an 11-year-old driving his parents' truck fatally struck eight Buddhist monks during a pilgrimage march, with authorities investigating the incident.

01Eight Buddhist monks died after being hit by a pickup truck driven by an 11-year-old boy in northeastern Thailand.
02The accident happened in Mukdahan Province near the Laos border, about 600 km from Bangkok.
03The monks were part of a religious procession with 35 monks and five civilian escorts walking along a road.
04The vehicle veered off course and struck the group roughly 30 minutes after the march started.
05Security footage shows the monks walking in single file before the collision.
06The boy is under police investigation with child welfare officials present.

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