3 Dead in Crash Involving Horse Carriage in Michigan

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October 29, 2017Updated: October 30, 2017

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A crash involving a horse-drawn carriage and a pickup truck in Michigan has left three dead.

Besides the three children who died, six other people were seriously injured in the crash that took place at around 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, Oct 29, near Sheridan, Michigan, Fox 17 reported.

Michigan State Police are investigating a fatal buggy crash – https://t.co/c8KvoPoFjS pic.twitter.com/5Nbokt9T9q

— WTOL 11 (@WTOL11Toledo) October 29, 2017

Michigan State Police told the station that a red Dodge Ram was traveling eastward when it hit the carriage and demolished it.

There were nine people inside the carriage when the crash occurred, authorities said.

https://twitter.com/MiamiMetropolis/status/924745894221746176

The victims were identified as a 7-year-old girl, a 9-year-old girl, and a 12-year-old boy, officials told the news outlet. The other victims, who had life-threatening injuries, were taken to local hospitals.

The truck driver, a man from Sheridan, is cooperating with officials. He was wearing his seatbelt and was not injured. It’s unclear if seatbelts were in use in the buggy, WXYZ reported.

#News via #FOXNEWS "Michigan buggy crash: 3 children killed, 6 hurt after truck slams into carriage" | https://t.co/ZAvDYFmjpY pic.twitter.com/0SK3GKhLUX

— Jorge Luis Lopez Esq (@lopezgovlaw) October 29, 2017

The horse was not harmed in the accident.

Troopers said alcohol and drugs weren’t factors in the crash.

3 children killed, 6 injured in pickup vs. buggy crash in Michigan https://t.co/p7mBAjfbrW #NBC4 pic.twitter.com/6f4qPpIsm7

— NBC4 Columbus (@nbc4i) October 29, 2017

Officials didn’t release any more details on the crash, which is still under investigation.

According to Michigan State Law, carriages are considered “traffic“: “A person riding an animal or driving an animal-drawn vehicle upon a roadway shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all the duties, criminal penalties, and civil sanctions applicable to the driver of a vehicle by this chapter, except those provisions of this chapter which by their very nature may not have application.”

Sheridan is located about 35 miles northeast of Grand Rapids.