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Truck crash during Thai monks’ pilgrimage leaves eight dead, a child in custody
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Thai monk procession tragedy: nine dead after 11-year-old driver crashes pickup
Nine Buddhist monks were killed and several others injured in Mukdahan province, Thailand, after an 11-year-old boy drove his parents’ pickup into a procession; the vehicle has been seized for forensic examination, the child is in guardianship and being cared for, preliminary information says he has special needs, and authorities urge road-safety awareness as hospitals treat the wounded.
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