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THU · 2026-07-02 · 09:29 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0702-89300
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8 monks killed in Thailand after boy, 11, crashes truck into pilgrims

Eight Buddhist monks were killed and over a dozen injured in northeastern Thailand on Thursday. The incident occurred when an 11-year-old boy, driving his parents' truck, collided with pilgrims walking on a rural road in Mukdahan province.

Aidan JonesSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-07-02 · 09:29 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
8 monks killed in Thailand after boy, 11, crashes truck into pilgrims
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Eight Buddhist monks were killed and over a dozen injured in northeastern Thailand on Thursday. The incident occurred when an 11-year-old boy, driving his parents' truck, collided with pilgrims walking on a rural road in Mukdahan province. Five monks died at the scene, while three others succumbed to their injuries later at a hospital. Images circulating on social media depicted the tragic aftermath, with monks' bodies and alms bowls scattered across the road.

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The accident occurred on a deserted rural road in Mukdahan province.

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Over a dozen more pilgrims were injured in the incident.

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Eight Buddhist monks died in northeastern Thailand after an 11-year-old boy crashed a truck into pilgrims.

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Five monks died at the roadside, and three others died later at a hospital.

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Eight Buddhist monks died in northeastern Thailand on Thursday – and over a dozen more were injured – after an 11-year-old boy driving his parents’ truck crashed into pilgrims walking along a deserted rural road.Images of the devastation, shared across social media, showed the bodies of orange-robed monks lying on the road with their alms bowls strewn across the accident site in Mukdahan province, about 600km northeast of Bangkok.Five monks were killed at the roadside while three others died later at a hospital.
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