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

The Guardian World Thursday 02 July 2026, 13:10 UTC By Natasha May in Bangkok and agencies 1 min read
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Charges yet to be filed over incident in town of Mukdahan as police seek to establish circumstances of crashAn 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.

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.

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