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Seven Amish Die in Two Central Michigan Crashes
- A pickup truck ran a stop sign and collided with a van carrying an Amish family on Tuesday at 4:44 p.m. in Gilford Township, Tuscola County, Michigan.
- The crash resulted from the pickup truck failing to stop, which caused it to T-bone the van on a rural intersection of Vassar and Fairgrove roads, with both vehicles careening into a field.
- Officials said six people in the van died, five of whom were Amish family members, and seven people were hospitalized including five children and their mother with serious injuries; the pickup truck had three occupants including one fatality and two non-life-threatening injuries.
- Undersheriff Robert Baxter stated, "Seven people were taken to a hospital," and the sheriff's office urged the public to "slow down and obey traffic laws" because "these incidents are preventable."
- The tragedy deeply affected the local Amish community and residents, who will rely on their faith and come together for large funerals drawing thousands from multiple states in the aftermath.
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Amish Community Reeling After Michigan Crashes Kill 6
A pickup truck went through a stop sign in rural Michigan Tuesday and crashed into a van carrying members of an Amish community, killing at least six people, authorities said. The afternoon crash occurred in Tuscola County's Gilford Township, 100 miles north of Detroit, the AP reports. Thirteen people were...
6 Die After a Truck Struck a Van Carrying 10 Amish Community Members: 'Sad Tragedy for This Community'
A total of 13 people were involved in the Tuesday, Aug. 12, crash, but no one's identity has been revealedGetty Stock image of police tapeNEED TO KNOWA van carrying 10 Amish community members was struck by a pickup truck carrying three occupants on Tuesday, Aug. 13, in Gilford Township, Mich.Multiple passengers were ejected from both vehiclesSix people were killed, while another three were hospitalizedAt least six people died in a collision betw…
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