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Eight monks killed in Thailand traffic accident involving 11-year-old driver

The boy was reportedly behind the wheel of his parents’ truck when he collided with a roadside procession of local monks.

Published: 9:03pm, 2 Jul 2026Updated: 9:03pm, 2 Jul 2026

Eight monks were killed, and over a dozen injured, when a truck driven by an 11-year-old boy collided with a roadside procession of Buddhist worshippers in Thailand’s Mukdahan province on Thursday.

Eight monks killed in Thailand traffic accident involving 11-year-old driver

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}The boy was reportedly behind the wheel of his parents’ truck when he collided with a roadside procession of local monks.

The boy was reportedly behind the wheel of his parents’ truck when he collided with a roadside procession of local monks.