MARSHALL COUNTY, Ind. (WSBT) — Three Amish siblings between the ages of nine and 13 from the Bremen community are dead after their pony cart and a car collided Wednesday morning.
The three children were riding in a pony cart on Fir Road when the cart collided with a car.
Glenda Jo, Darrell and Devon Yoder were on their way to school, taking Fir Road with their pony cart as their neighbor says they do every morning, but they never made it.
First responders arrived on the scene just after 8 a.m. on Wednesday.
A medical helicopter and an accident reconstructionist were called to the scene, where all three children were pronounced dead.
A medical helicopter and an accident reconstructionist were called to the scene.
All three children were pronounced dead on the scene.
“I could see the police lights and everything and saw it looked like an accident and In the back of my head I kind of knew that I hadn’t seen the Amish kids come down the road yet and go down the road onto to the school,” resident Katie told WSBT.
She said she sees the kids in the same cart almost every day, adding that many pony carts or even kids ride their bikes either to school or in general.
“They, you know, the first ones that are furthest out start, and then they just pick each other up and ride together. So, I saw three of them sitting at the intersection of Fifth and Fir this morning waiting for their friends that were in the accident,” Katie said.
Katie said she sees a lot of car and buggy accidents in the area.
“So, you know you’ll be going the opposite direction, and you’ll see a horse spook at something and almost jump into your lane. It happens a lot and driving around them enough, you can see how easily it can happen,” said Katie.
Ultimately, she explained that there needs to be more awareness of Amish buggies on the road.
“I think they really need to do. I’ve seen stickers going over the top of their slow-moving vehicle signs that impede it. They’re taking carts that are intended for you know, off-road you know, use on a farm and putting them on the road,” said Katie.
The Marshall County coroner confirmed the children’s bodies will not be sent for autopsy.
