11-year-old boy runs over monks on pilgrimage and kills 8 in Thailand

An 11-year-old boy ran over a group of monks taking part in a pilgrimage in northeastern Thailand with a pickup truck this Thursday (2), killing eight people, authorities said.
In total, 35 monks from Mukdahan province, about 600 kilometers northeast of the capital, Bangkok, took part in the pilgrimage. Five died at the scene, while three others died in hospital, according to the provincial governor, Worrayan Boonnarat. Another 14 monks were hospitalized, four of them in serious condition.
The group had started the 260-kilometer walk to Ubon Ratchathani province about 30 minutes before the accident.
Security camera footage released by the local rescue team Ruam Jai Mukdahan Rescue Association shows the monks walking in a line along the side of the road before being hit by the truck.
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Police reported that the boy was detained and will be questioned when child protection service agents arrive at the scene.
The causes of the accident are still being investigated. According to the police, the monks reported that they saw the vehicle zigzagging before leaving the road and hitting the group.
*News being updated.

Source: G1