Amish girl killed, 3 hurt in Ky. truck-buggy crash

[July 09, 2011]  HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Authorities say a tractor-trailer has crashed into a horse-drawn buggy in southern Kentucky, killing a young Amish girl and injuring three members of her family.

Hopkinsville Police Department spokesman Paul Ray tells The Kentucky New Era that the tractor-trailer was behind the two-horse buggy when the truck's driver attempted to shift lanes about 8:30 p.m. Friday. He says the truck struck the buggy, flattening it and knocking off its wheels.

Two victims from the buggy were taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center. A third person was taken to Jennie Stuart Medical Center.

Neither the victims nor the uninjured tractor-trailer driver were identified.

One horse was killed and another broke free and fled.

The New Era says the tractor-trailer driver sat sobbing outside his vehicle following the accident.

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Information from: Kentucky New Era, http://www.kentuckynewera.com/

[Associated Press]

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