A horse pulling an Amish buggy in New York apparently got spooked, sending the buggy into a pond and drowning two children. In central Pennsylvania, a van hit a horse and buggy, injuring seven members of a family.
The Miller family–two parents and seven children–were traveling in the town of Leon, about 40 miles south of Buffalo, on Sunday. Their horse apparently was spooked and the buggy went off the roadway and into a pond.
A 12-year-old child and a 4-month-old baby drowned, Cattaraugus County sheriff’s deputies said.
Their names were not released.
Six of the other seven family members were examined and released. The mother–Barbara Miller–was admitted to a hospital for treatment.
In Holtwood, Pa., a van plowed into a horse and buggy on a two-lane bridge over the Susquehanna River late Sunday, critically injuring six members of an Amish family, including five children, and seriously injuring a seventh.
All seven were thrown from the buggy and the horse was killed, state police said Monday. The driver of the van was not injured.
