Police said the boy had taken his parents' pickup truck without permission before losing control of the vehicle and crashing into the monks.

The number of monks killed after an 11-year-old boy drove a ute into a Buddhist procession in Thailand has risen to 10, officials said Friday.

Police said the truck was driven by an 11-year-old who had taken the vehicle without permission. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Police said the monks had been walking across the province as part of a pilgrimage to a religious site.

An 11-year-old boy ploughed into a group of 35 monks and five lay followers walking along a roadside.

Police say 11-year-old boy who took his parents’ vehicle without permission is now in custody and will be questioned.

The group of 35 monks and five lay followers were walking by the roadside when the truck ploughed into them.

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