Three monks killed in tragic UK car smash
The Thai consul in London is visiting two Thais who survived a head-on car crash in Scotland in which three Thai monks were killed, the Foreign Ministry said.
One of the victims was from Wat Mahathat in Bangkok and residing in a temple in Wales. The second was from a temple in Scotland and the third from a temple in London.
Police in Scotland are investigating the incident and the bodies will be sent to the temples when the investigation is completed.
The three monks were killed on Tuesday in the east of Scotland when their car crashed head-on with a vehicle travelling in the opposite direction, the BBC reported.
The monks were passengers in the back seat of the Nissan Note, when it crashed with a Skoda Octavia driven in the opposite direction about 2km south of Pathhead in Midlothian, just after 7.30am local time. The Nissan driver managed to pull herself free, but the front-seat passenger had to be cut out of the wreckage.
The Skoda’s driver was also taken to hospital, but did not suffer serious injury. The road was closed near the scene of the crash to allow police to carry out a crash investigation and reopened later.BBC quoted Inspector Simon Bradshaw, of Lothian and Borders Police, as saying: “This is a tragic incident, and we are currently in the process of carrying out inquiries in order to establish the full circumstances of the collision.
“At this time, I am appealing to anyone who noticed the gold coloured Nissan Note or the silver Skoda Octavia on the A68 this morning, to get in touch.”