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Friday, November 26, 2021

9 injured after vehicle rear-ends Amish buggy in Wisconsin

LITTLE BLACK, Wis. — Nine people were injured Thursday when a vehicle rear-ended an Amish buggy while traveling at “highway speeds” in north-central Wisconsin, authorities confirmed. 

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Man, that's one thing you definitely need to watch out for around here. There's several Amish communities just across the State line a couple miles north of here and they come into Lafayette to shop. It's common enough that on certain roads, you back off the accelerator and get ready to get on the brakes right before you crest a rise in the road.
It's not unusual at all to see horses and buggies tied up to a lamp pole outside of local businesses, or even the Walmart or Tractor Supply.