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Amish Couple Killed After Pickup Truck Strikes Buggy On PA Road: PSP

An Amish husband and wife died after a pickup truck driver struck the horse-drawn carriage they were riding in on Sunday, officials said.

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"The couple were occupants of a horse-drawn buggy at the time of the crash," said officials. "A physical assessment at the scene by a coroner investigator revealed significant trauma.​"
"The couple were occupants of a horse-drawn buggy at the time of the crash," said officials. "A physical assessment at the scene by a coroner investigator revealed significant trauma.​" (Photo credit: Lancaster County, PA Office of the Coroner)

LANCASTER COUNTY, PA — An Amish couple died after a pickup truck driver struck the horse-drawn carriage they were riding in on Sunday and caused them to crash, said officials.

The crash happened around 7:14 a.m Sunday on Valley Road in Eden Township, Lancaster County, said officials. A pickup truck was westbound on the road and tried to pass the buggy on the left, striking the rear end of the buggy, according to a report from WHTM-TV.

The crash killed 71-year-old Jacob and 70-year-old Annie Stoltzfus, a couple from Eden Township, said the Lancaster County Coroner's Office. Both were pronounced dead at the scene, and the coroner's office will investigate the cause and manner of their deaths.

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"A physical assessment at the scene by a coroner investigator revealed significant trauma," the coroner said.

Police said a 22-year-old man was operating the pickup truck. No charges have been filed as of Monday morning, per WHTM.

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