8 Buddhist Monks Dead After Pickup Driven By 11-Year-Old Hits Pilgrims

At least eight Buddhist monks were killed and more than 20 others injured after a pickup truck driven by an 11-year-old boy crashed into a group of pilgrims in Thailand’s northeastern Mukdahan Province.
Authorities said the victims were among a group of 34 Buddhist monks and five lay followers travelling on a pilgrimage from a temple in Mukdahan Province to another temple in neighbouring Ubon Ratchathani Province.
Mukdahan governor, Vorayan Bunarat, disclosed during a press conference that five monks died at the scene of the crash, while three others later succumbed to their injuries in hospital.
According to officials, 22 monks and one lay follower sustained injuries in the inciden...