This accident happened last week in Brunswick County, Virginia, leading to “minor injuries” for the Amish family in the buggy. But that’s not what you’d think when you take a look at the photo: That buggy looks like it’s been annihilated. Here’s what happened: Amish family members aboard a horse-drawn wagon suffered minor injuries after the buggy was hit by a car on Route 1…
Yesterday evening (July 24), a man (allegedly) driving under the influence hit a buggy in Bath County, Kentucky – and fled. Three Amish children were left lying on the road, injured. From WKYT: SHARPSBURG, Ky. (WKYT) – A Kentucky man is behind bars after an alleged hit-and-run crash with an Amish buggy. Kentucky State Police arrested Ricardo Geronimo Salas, 21, on Thursday. In an arrest…
CLAYTON, NEW YORK: Two Amish people were injured Friday morning when their buggy was rear-ended. This happened in Jefferson County, New York, home to an Amish community of several hundred people. From the WWNY report: Two Amish people get hurt after their horse-drawn buggy was hit by a car this morning. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department says that car was driven by Tracy Warren of…
This latest Michigan Amish buggy crash happened this morning a little while after 9 AM. Two Amish children, ages 9 and 11, were seriously injured. From WNEM: ISABELLA CO., Mich. (WNEM) – Police are investigating a crash involving an Amish horse drawn carriage and a Chevy pickup truck that occurred in Isabella County. The crash happened on Wednesday, July 16 at around 9:17 a.m. on…
Twice in one week, two small children were run over by horse-drawn Amish vehicles – in the very same Amish community. This is out of Schuyler County, Missouri. The accidents sound quite bad when you read them, and led to serious injuries…but thankfully, it seems both children will be okay. From KTVO: SCHUYLER COUNTY, Mo. — Two young Amish children from northeast Missouri were run…
Eighteen-year-old Daniel Yoder of Miles Township in Centre County, Pennsylvania lost his life Saturday when his buggy was struck by a minivan. From Centre Daily Times: The driver of a 2023 Toyota Sienna hit the buggy about 5:50 p.m. Saturday on state Route 150 about a 1/2 mile north of Sayers Dam and Marsh Creek roads in Liberty Township, state police at Rockview wrote in…
Michigan, what is the deal? It seems like once or twice a month now we have another story of a serious car-buggy road wreck coming out of the Wolverine State – where Amish, of course, end up on the losing end. Reports are coming out over the past hour or two, out of Gladwin County, Michigan. Here’s the summary from abc12 News: GLADWIN COUNTY, Mich….
A tragic accident happened several days ago in Emmet County, Michigan. A five-year-old Amish boy lost his life on the road. Here’s what happened, via the Emmet County Sheriff’s Office: On July 1, 2025, at approximately 2009 hours, Emmet County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a fatal traffic accident on Sand Road in Maple River Township. The driver involved is a 50-year-old male from Maple River…
It’s been a bad few days for Amish on the road in northern Indiana. Last night, an Amish husband and wife were killed when their buggy was rear-ended. Prior to that, reports had come out of a bicyclist killed on Friday in the Goshen, Indiana area. It turns out that the victim in that case was a 52-year-old Amish man. From the Elkhart Truth: GOSHEN…
Reports are just emerging that two people have been killed in a crash in Marshall County, Indiana, involving an Amish buggy and a motor vehicle. The Amish in Marshall County would belong to the large Nappanee community, home to over 6,000 Amish people. From WNDU: MARSHALL COUNTY, Ind. (WNDU) – Two people are dead after a crash on Monday evening involving a vehicle and an…