Three Amish children aged nine to thirteen died after their pony cart collided with a car this morning. The children were all siblings.
The Bremen community is mourning the untimely deaths of three Amish children on Wednesday morning.
The three siblings were riding in a pony cart down Fir Road when it crashed with a car.
Glenda Jo, Darrell, and Devon Yoder were on their way to school, riding their pony cart down Fir Road like their neighbor claims they do every morning.
But the three siblings never went to school.
First responders arrived at the scene just after 8 a.m. on Wednesday.
A medical helicopter and accident reconstructionist were dispatched to the location.
All three youngsters were pronounced deceased at 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,” Katie told me.
Katie claimed she saw the children in the same cart almost every day. She says that there are a lot of Amish in the region. She sees a lot of pony carts and kids riding their bikes to school and elsewhere.
“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,” said Katie.
Katie said she sees a lot of automobile and buggy accidents in the region.
“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.
Finally, she feels there should be increased 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 has announced that the children’s bodies will not be autopsied.
