11-year-old Boy Driving Pickup Truck Crashes Into Group Of Thai Monks, Killing 9

BANGKOK — An 11-year-old boy collapsed a pickup motortruck into a group of monks connected a visit locomotion successful northeastern Thailand connected Thursday, sidesplitting nine, officials said.

A full of 35 monks from Mukdahan province, astir 372 miles northeast of nan superior Bangkok, were connected nan pilgrimage. Five monks were killed astatine nan site, while 4 others died astatine a hospital. Thirteen were hospitalized pinch 3 successful captious condition, according to nan provincial administration.

The group started nan 161-mile locomotion to Ubon Ratchathani state astir 30 minutes earlier nan crash.

Security camera footage shared by a section rescue group, Ruam Jai Mukdahan Rescue Association, shows nan monks stepping successful a azygous statement connected nan broadside of a roadworthy earlier nan motortruck crashes into them.

The boy is successful custody and will beryllium questioned erstwhile authorities kid protection officers arrive, constabulary said.

The origin of nan mishap is nether investigation, but constabulary said nan monks described seeing nan conveyance swerving earlier it slid disconnected nan roadworthy and collapsed into nan group.