2026年7月2日 / 美国东部时间上午6:55 / 哥伦比亚广播公司/美联社报道
官员表示，周四，一名11岁男童驾驶皮卡车在泰国东北部撞上了一支徒步朝圣的僧侣队伍，造成8人死亡。
穆达汉府府尹沃拉扬·布恩纳拉特透露，来自穆达汉府的35名僧侣正在进行朝圣之旅，该府位于首都曼谷东北约600公里处。事故现场有5名僧侣当场身亡，另有3人在医院不治身亡，另有14人被送往医院救治，其中4人伤势危重。
这支僧侣队伍在事故发生前约30分钟开始了前往乌汶叻差他尼府的260公里徒步行程。
当地救援组织“鲁艾·贾伊·穆达汉救援协会”分享的监控录像显示，僧侣们正排成单行在路边行走，随后皮卡车撞向了他们。
当地警方表示，该男童目前已被拘留，将在州儿童保护官员抵达后接受问询。
警方称，事故原因仍在调查中，但僧侣们告诉警方，他们看到车辆在滑出道路撞上队伍前突然转向。
这张由普马诺罗寺发布的照片显示，2026年7月2日周四，在穆达汉府事故中受轻伤的僧侣们在泰国穆达汉府的普马诺罗寺休息。普马诺罗寺 via 美联社
“我看到一个男孩开着皮卡车开了过来。当时我正在念‘佛陀、佛陀’（冥想咒语），”一名被确认为松蓬法师的僧侣在当地救援人员发布到网上的视频中说道。
“然后卡车突然全速撞了过来，像这样把我们撞飞了，”他一边做着手势一边说。
“幸运的是，我和另一名僧侣及时跳开躲开了，”他补充道。
“队伍最前面的九名僧侣活了下来。但其他被撞的僧侣都被抛到了空中。”
事故监控视频：僧侣遭撞前徒步前行
附近一处房产的监控录像显示，僧侣们沿着道路行走，多辆汽车从旁经过，随后传来一声巨响，队伍随即停了下来。
警方表示，该男童未经父母允许开走了家中的皮卡车，随后车辆失控撞上了僧侣队伍。
“嫌疑人是一名儿童。车辆已被送去做法医鉴定以确定事故原因，”穆达汉府警察指挥官帕罗吉·泰普萨警少将在记者会上表示。
“我们已经要求男童的父母前来配合调查，以确定谁对该儿童的监护负有责任，以便我们推进法律程序，”他补充道。
穆达汉市警察局局长普雷尤特·阮通卡姆通过电话告诉法新社，涉事男童年仅11岁。
在泰国，佛教僧侣备受尊崇，他们肩负着保存和传承佛陀教义的重任。
他们经常举办公共游行活动，也会广泛接受普通泰国民众的布施善举。
穆达汉府府尹沃拉扬·布恩纳拉特表示，这起事故应为道路安全敲响更广泛的警钟。
致命交通事故在泰国屡见不鲜，该国拥有全球最糟糕的道路安全记录之一，超速、酒驾和执法不力都是促成因素。
“近年来我们一直在严格整治道路安全。这起案件不仅应该成为我们府的教训，也应该给全体公众敲响道路事故预防的警钟，”他说。
“我认为所有相关人员，尤其是家长，都需要尽到责任，因为没有人希望看到这样的事情发生。”
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Boy driving truck crashes into group of Thai monks, killing 8 and injuring 14
July 2, 2026 / 6:55 AM EDT / CBS/AP
An 11-year-old boy crashed a pickup truck into a group of monks on a pilgrimage walk in northeastern Thailand on Thursday, killing eight, officials said.
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.
This photograph released by the Phu Manorom temple shows monks who were slightly injured from a crash in Mukdahan province taking rest at Phu Manorom temple in Mukdahan province, Thailand, Thursday, July 2, 2026. Phu Manorom temple via AP
“I saw a boy driving a pickup truck, approaching. At that moment I was chanting ‘Buddho, Buddho’ (a meditation mantra),” one monk, identified as Phra Sompong, said in a video posted online by local rescue workers.
“Then suddenly the truck hit at full speed and crashed us like this,” he said, gesticulating.
“Luckily another monk and I managed to jump out of the way in time,” he added.
“The first nine monks in line survived. But others who were hit were thrown into the air.”
Video shows monks walking before crash
CCTV footage from a nearby property shows the monks walking along the road, multiple vehicles driving past and then the sound of a loud crash before the procession stops.
Police said the boy had taken his parents’ pickup truck without permission before losing control of the vehicle and crashing into the monks.
“The suspect is a child. The vehicle has been taken for forensic examination to determine the cause,” Police Major General Pairoj Thaiphutsa, commander of the Mukdahan Provincial Police, told reporters.
“We’ve asked the child’s parents to come in so we can determine who is responsible for the child’s care, so we can go on with legal process,” he added.
Prayut Ruanthongkam, chief of Mukdahan City Police, told AFP by telephone that the child was a boy aged 11.
Buddhist monks are highly venerated in Thailand, entrusted with preserving and passing on the Buddha’s teachings.
They often hold public processions and are widely seen receiving alms of goodwill from ordinary Thais.
Mukdahan provincial governor Worayan Bunnarat said the case should serve as a wider warning on road safety.
Deadly transport accidents are common in Thailand, which has one of the worst road safety records in the world, with speeding, drunk driving and weak law enforcement all contributing factors.
“We’ve been very strict on road safety in recent years. This case should be a lesson not just for our province, but for the public in general when it comes to preventing road accidents,” he said.
“I think everyone involved, especially parents, needs to help, because no one wants something like this to happen.”
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