Nine Thai monks killed after 11-year-old driver collides with procession

The group of 35 monks and five lay followers were walking by the roadside when the truck ploughed into them.

9 Buddhist Monks Killed After Boy Crashes Truck Into Procession

Another 11 were injured when the pickup truck hit the monks on a pilgrimage in northeast Thailand.

By Verena Hölzl and Muktita Suhartono

At least nine monks killed in Thailand after boy drives truck into procession

Charges yet to be filed over incident in town of Mukdahan as police seek to establish circumstances of crash An 11-year-old boy has driven his parents’ truck into a Buddhist procession in Thailand, killing at least nine monks. CCTV footage shared by a local rescue group showed the moment the monks, wearing orange robes, were run over as they walked in procession along a road. The timestamp on the footage was shortly before 11am local time on Thursday. Continue reading...

By Natasha May in Bangkok and agencies

Nine Buddhist monks killed by child driving truck in Thailand

Nine Buddhist monks were killed after a truck driven by an 11-year-old boy struck a pilgrimage procession in Thailand.

9 monks struck and killed in Thailand by 11-year-old driver

An 11-year-old boy crashed a pickup truck into a group of monks on a pilgrimage walk in northeastern Thailand on Thursday, killing nine, officials said.

8 monks killed in Thailand after boy, 11, crashes truck into pilgrims

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 die...

By Aidan Jones

Thailand: Child crashes vehicle into group of monks

An 11-year-old boy crashed a pickup truck belonging to his parents into a group of monks on a pilgrimage, police said. Eight were killed in the incident and 14 more were hospitalized in Mukadhan province.

Boy driving truck crashes into group of monks, killing 8 and injuring 14

Thailand: 11-year-old crashes truck into group of pilgrims; 8 monks killed

Tragedy struck in northeastern Thailand as at least eight monks on a pilgrimage were killed when an 11-year-old boy lost control of a pickup truck. The vehicle veered off the road, striking the group. Five monks died at the scene, with three more succumbing to their injuries at a hospital. Fourteen others were hospitalized following the devastating incident. Authorities are investigating the cause.

By TOI WORLD DESK

Thailand: 8 Buddhist monks killed after pickup driven by 11-year-old crashes into pilgrims

Eight monks killed in Thailand after eleven year old boy crashes pickup truck

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.

Nine Thai monks killed after boy drives truck into procession

An 11-year-old boy drove his parents’ truck into a Buddhist procession in Thailand on Thursday, killing nine monks and seriously injuring around 10 others, police and local authorities said. A group of 35 monks and five lay followers were walking along a roadside in northeastern Mukdahan province during a pilgrimage when the incident occurred. “I saw a boy driving a pickup truck, approaching. At that moment I was chanting ‘Buddho, Buddho’ (a meditation mantra),” one monk, identified as Phra S...

By none@none.com (AFP)

Eight monks killed in Thailand after 11-year-old boy crashes truck

Eight 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. The victims were part of a group of 34 Buddhist monks and five lay followers undertaking a pilgrimage […]

Eight Thai monks killed after boy drives truck into procession, police say

Police said the boy had taken his parents' pickup truck without permission before losing control of the vehicle and crashing into the monks.

8 Thai Monks Killed, 10 Injured As Child Drives Mini Truck Into Procession

Police said the boy had taken his parents' pickup truck without permission before losing control of the vehicle and crashing into the monks.

Eight Thai monks killed after boy drives truck into procession

The 11-year-old drove his parents' truck into a group of 35 monks and five lay followers who were walking along a road.

Nine monks killed by pickup driven by 11-year-old boy

Nine monks were killed and 13 other people injured after a pickup truck driven by an 11-year-old boy ploughed into a morning pilgrimage in Muang district of Mukdahan province on Thursday.

9 Buddhist Monks Killed When 11-Year-Old Allegedly Runs Them Over With Truck

An 11-year-old boy in Thailand allegedly drove through a crowd of monks with a pickup truck and killed 9 people ... according to a new report. The BBC -- citing local police in Thailand -- says the deadly incident went down on a road in Thailand's…

By TMZ Staff

11-year-old driver kills 9 monks in Thailand

An 11-year-old boy drove his parents' truck into a Buddhist procession in Thailand on Thursday, killing nine monks and seriously injuring around 10 others, police and local authorities said.