Yates County, New York saw a bad buggy wreck yesterday afternoon, leaving three seriously injured and a horse dead. But these (in all likelihood) weren’t Amish victims.
Yates County is home to an Old Order Mennonite population. Old Order Mennonites typically use horse-drawn vehicles similar to those of the Amish. It’s a reminder that not only the Amish are exposed to horse-drawn accident danger on the roads. More details from WHAM ABC News:
Yates County Sheriff deputies responded to Six Corners Road in Barrington just before 2:35 p.m. for a crash involving a car and a horse and buggy. An investigation found that a woman was traveling in the southbound lane of Six Corners Road when her car struck the buggy from behind, ejecting its occupants and causing extensive damage to both vehicles....