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Thai female nurse breaks taboo to help monks after road crash

A group of 35 monks and five lay followers were walking along a roadside in Mukdahan province during a pilgrimage when a truck ploughed into them.

Published: 11:44am, 6 Jul 2026Updated: 11:44am, 6 Jul 2026

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A female nurse in Thailand broke Buddhist custom to save monks who were hit by a runaway pickup truck driven by a child. Ten monks died and a dozen others were injured in the accident after the 11-year-old boy drove his parents’ truck into the Buddhist procession, in Mukdahan, Thailand.

Thai female nurse breaks taboo to help monks after road crash

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}A group of 35 monks and five lay followers were walking along a roadside in Mukdahan province during a pilgrimage when a truck ploughed into them.

A group of 35 monks and five lay followers were walking along a roadside in Mukdahan province during a pilgrimage when a truck ploughed into them.