An 11-year-old boy (*8*) a pickup truck into a group of monks on a pilgrimage stroll in northeastern Thailand on Thursday, killing eight, officers mentioned.
A complete of 35 monks from Mukdahan province, about 600 kilometers northeast of the capital Bangkok, had been on the pilgrimage.
Five monks had been killed on the website, whereas three others died at a hospital, based on Mukdahan Governor Worrayan Boonnarat. Fourteen others had been hospitalized, with 4 in important situation.
The group began the 260-kilometer stroll to Ubon Ratchathani province about half-hour earlier than the crash.
Security digicam footage shared by a neighborhood rescue group, Ruam Jai Mukdahan Rescue Association, reveals the monks strolling in a single line on the facet of a highway earlier than the truck crashes into them.
Local police mentioned the boy is now in custody and will likely be questioned when state little one safety officers arrive.
The police mentioned the trigger of the accident remains to be beneath investigation, however mentioned they had been instructed by the monks that they noticed the car swerving earlier than it slid off the highway and crashed into the group.