Eight Monks Dead After Truck Hits Religious Procession

An 11-year-old boy fatally struck a Buddhist monk procession with a stolen Isuzu pickup truck in Ban Na Si Nuai, Muang District, Mukdahan Province, resulting in eight deaths and twelve injuries. Some victims sustained severe trauma including ruptured spleens and bone fractures.

According to updates on July 2, 2025, Mukdahan Provincial Hospital initially reported four critical-condition patients, ten moderate cases, two with ruptured spleens, and the remainder mostly suffering from fractures.

The child's mother came to meet with investigators at Muang Mukdahan Police Station. Preliminary questioning revealed her son stole the Isuzu pickup and drove away from home—the first time he had committed such an act. She stated that upon learning of the theft, she immediately phoned police at 191 to help stop the vehicle, but it arrived too late. The truck veered out of control and struck the monk procession, causing the deaths and injuries described.

Mukdahan Province's Public Relations Office released a list of injured and deceased monks:

Deceased: 1. Phra Bhikkhu Samruay Wiang 2. Phra Bhikkhu Sakda Sila 3. Phra Bhikkhu Chaisonn Nanthasingha 4. Phra Bhikkhu Rattana Thongburan 5. Phra Bhikkhu Khamsing Chaileut 6. Phra Bhikkhu Yothin Wanasri 7. Phra Bhikkhu Yuttha Pongsawiseth 8. Phra Bhikkhu Nikhom Angkab

Injured: 9. Phra Bhikkhu Suriya Sieungsai – Surgery 10. Phra Bhikkhu Kittiphan Labdhanasarn – Orthopedic Surgery 11. Phra Bhikkhu Yongyuth Konkaew – Orthopedic Surgery 12. Phra Bhikkhu Anuwat Phasi – Orthopedic Surgery 13. Mr. Pramual Si Khamphaeng – Surgery 14. Phra Bhikkhu Yuean Hanchaj – Orthopedic Surgery 15. Phra Bhikkhu Phisit Onyong – Critical, Surgical ICU 16. Phra Bhikkhu Somkiat Maniprattanachai – Critical, Surgical ICU 17. Phra Bhikkhu Sakorn Klangsongnoen – Critical, Surgical ICU 18. Unidentified – Critical, Surgical ICU 19. Unidentified – Surgery 20. Unidentified – Surgery