Three critically injured after hayride overturns near Wellsburg, New York
A hayride carrying 19 people, most of them children from a German Baptist community, overturned near Wellsburg, New York, on Sunday after its tractor lost control at an intersection. Three people were reported to be in critical condition, and investigators are examining the circumstances of the crash.
Fourteen people were treated at the scene and five were taken to hospital; one was airlifted. The tractor rolled over and detached from the wagon, which continued across the road before its passengers were thrown out. The sheriff said investigators found that one of the tractor’s brakes was significantly burnt up.
- Three people were reported in critical condition after the hayride crash.
- The tractor rolled over and detached from a wagon carrying 19 people.
- Investigators found one tractor brake was significantly burnt up.
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A hayride is a recreational activity where people ride on a wagon towed by a tractor. One carrying 19 people, mostly children from a German Baptist community, overturned near Wellsburg in upstate New York on Sunday after the tractor lost control at an intersection.
Fourteen people were treated for injuries at the scene, whilst five others were taken to hospital, including one who required helicopter evacuation. Three of those injured are in critical condition.
Investigators are examining what caused the accident. They found that one of the tractor's brakes was significantly burnt up, though the full circumstances are still being determined.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Horror as hayride carrying children flips over in New York, leaving multiple people critically injured”.