At least nine monks killed in Thailand after boy drives truck into procession
Key takeaways
- Emergency workers at the site of the crash in Mukdahan on Thursday.
- Prefer the Guardian on Google 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.
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Emergency workers at the site of the crash in Mukdahan on Thursday. Photograph: Ruamjai Mukdahan Rescue/Reuters View image in fullscreen Emergency workers at the site of the crash in Mukdahan on Thursday. Photograph: Ruamjai Mukdahan Rescue/Reuters Thailand At least nine monks killed in Thailand after boy drives truck into procession Charges yet to be filed over incident in Mukdahan involving 11-year-old, as police seek to establish circumstances
Prefer the Guardian on Google 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.