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....
The victims weren’t named, nor are they described as Mennonite in the article, but there are no listed Amish settlements for that county.
At the same time, the county does have a long history of Mennonite settlement, having seen settlers from Lancaster County arrive in the region in the mid-1970s. ...
The three people in the buggy had to be transported by helicopter to a hospital in Rochester. That does not sound good. Prayers will no doubt be appreciated.
The driver was cited for “following too closely”; neither she nor her young passenger were injured. As is common in these cases, the crash is still under investigation.