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A total of 35 monks from Mukdahan province, about 600 kilometers
northeast of the capital Bangkok, were on the pilgrimage. Five
monks were killed at the site, while three others died at a
hospital, according to Mukdahan Governor Worrayan Boonnarat.
Fourteen others were hospitalized, with four in critical
condition.
The group started the 260-kilometer walk to Ubon Ratchathani
province about 30 minutes before the crash.
Security camera footage shared by a local rescue group, Ruam Jai
Mukdahan Rescue Association, shows the monks walking in a single
line on the side of a road before the truck crashes into them.
Local police said the boy is now in custody and will be
questioned when state child protection officers arrive.
The police said the cause of the accident is still under
investigation, but said they were told by the monks that they
saw the vehicle swerving before it slid off the road and crashed
into the group.
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