Woman injured, horse killed in vehicle crash involving Amish buggy in Fillmore County
According to a Fillmore County Sheriff's Office release, deputies responded to a crash on County Road 8, north of the intersection at 250th Street, after 7:38 a.m. Saturday.
As a result of their investigation, deputies found that a horse-drawn flat bed Amish buggy was traveling south on County Road 8 when it was struck by a 63-year-old man's 2010 Ford pickup.
The horse was killed in the crash, and the 26-year-old woman in the buggy was transported to the Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys Campus for treatment of minor injuries.
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