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Boy, 11, kills 8 monks in Thailand truck crash

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A tragic accident in Thailand's Mukdahan province resulted in the deaths of eight Buddhist monks. An 11-year-old boy reportedly lost control of a truck and crashed into a group of monks, killing five instantly and three later in the hospital. The incident led to a mass casualty event, prompting an appeal for blood donations to treat the fourteen injured monks. AI

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Boy, 11, kills 8 monks in Thailand truck crash

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Aidan Jones ·

    8 monks killed in Thailand after boy, 11, crashes truck into pilgrims

    Eight Buddhist monks died in northeastern Thailand on Thursday – and over a dozen more were injured – after an 11-year-old boy driving his parents’ truck crashed into pilgrims walking along a deserted rural road. Images of the devastation, shared across social media, showed the b…

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