11-Year-Old Steals Truck, Crashes Into Monks Procession
An 11-year-old boy stole a pickup truck in Mukdahan Province and crashed into a monks' procession, killing eight people and injuring dozens more before police could intervene.
An 11-year-old boy in Mukdahan Province's Mueang District has caused a fatal collision after stealing an Isuzu pickup truck and driving it into a monks' procession, resulting in eight deaths. The boy's mother told investigators that she discovered her son had stolen the vehicle—his first incident of this kind—and immediately called police emergency line 191 to help stop the truck. However, the vehicle veered out of control and collided with the procession of 34 monks before authorities could intercept it.
Police Colonel Phairojn Taiphuthorn, the provincial police commander, revealed that the boy remains in shock and unable to provide a statement. He noted that cases involving juveniles under 15 years old require a multidisciplinary investigation process and that parents may also face charges. The investigation will determine how the incident occurred and examine the vehicle for evidence.
Mukdahan Hospital reported that four patients are classified as critical, ten as serious, two have internal bleeding, and most of the remaining victims have fractures.
