Three Amish children were killed on their way to school when a SUV crashed into their buggy lying on Indiana.
The Glenda Jo Yoder brothers, 13, Darrell Yoder, 10 years old, and Devon Yoder, 9, were thrown from the race when a Gla of Mercedes-Benz exceeded it on Wednesday morning in the rural city of Bremen, about 20 miles south of Seth.
All the brothers died on the scene, according to the Marshall county forensic office. The 17 -year -old driver was not injured.
A medical helicopter and an accident reconstructionist were on the scene, according to local reports.
The neighbors said they would see the children traveling by car to school every morning, picking up other children along the way.
“They simply pick up and travel together,” said a resident, identified as Katie, to WSBT 22 the day of the accident. “I saw three of them sitting at the intersection of the fifth and fir this morning waiting for their friends who were in the accident.”
The woman said she sees many car and buggy accidents and that must be more awareness of drivers about buggies along the way.
The horses sometimes scare “and almost jump to your lane,” he said.
By tradition, many people are driving buggies instead of cars. In Indiana, there is no age limit to operate the traditional transport form.
The State houses more than 63,000 people Amish, and its community has been growing faster than the general population, which leads to even more buggies on the road, and more accidents, Kansas City star reported.
“Compared to motor vehicle incidents, these collisions result in a disproportionate number of deaths,” he found a study by the University of Purdue in 2021.
In almost 67% of Buggy and Automobile collisions they reported that year, those who died were under 21 years.