Eight monks killed in Thailand after 11-year-old boy crashes truck

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Eight Buddhist monks were killed and over 20 injured after being struck by a pickup truck driven by an 11-year-old boy during a pilgrimage in Mukdahan province, northeastern Thailand. The incident was reported by local officials and is under investigation.

BANGKOK, July 2 - Eight Buddhist monks were killed and more than 20 others injured after being hit by a pickup truck driven by an 11-year-old boy while on a pilgrimage in Thailand's northeastern province of Mukdahan, officials said on Thursday.