Pickup Rear-Ends Horse-Drawn Buggy, 2 Dead
(AP) – Authorities say a 21-year-old father and his 6-month-old child were killed when a pickup truck read-ended their horse-drawn buggy in western Wisconsin.
The Chippewa County sheriff’s office says it happened on Highway 64 in the town of Colburn shortly before 7 a.m. Saturday.
All three members of the family were thrown from the buggy.
The father and child died at the scene.
The 21-year-old mother suffered extensive injuries and was flown to a regional hospital.
Their names were not immediately released.
A statement from the sheriff’s office says alcohol is not believed to have been a factor, but the investigation is continuing.
It says the pickup was driven by a 66-year-old man from the Cornell area.
The highway was closed for about three hours.
