07/02/2026
Eight Buddhist monks were killed and 14 others injured after a pickup truck driven by an 11-year-old boy crashed into a group of monks collecting alms in Mukdahan Province, northeastern Thailand. Five monks died at the scene, while three later succumbed to their injuries in hospital.
Police said the child was driving his parents’ truck when the crash occurred on a rural road. Authorities have summoned the boy’s parents as part of the investigation to determine legal responsibility. Hospitals in Mukdahan appealed for blood donations to treat the injured.