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Amish Toddler Killed In Forklift Accident On Family Farm In PA: Coroner Amish Toddler Killed In Forklift Accident On Family Farm In PA: Coroner
Amish Toddler Killed In Forklift Accident On Family Farm In PA: Coroner A 16-month-old Amish girl was killed in a tragic farming accident on her family's property in Upper Leacock Township, the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office announced. Martha G. King was struck by a forklift on the grounds of her home on the 100 block of Horseshoe Road in Leola at around 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 15, investigators said in a press release. Emergency crews responded for a report of cardiac arrest. When the coroner arrived, Martha was found on an unpaved path and was pronounced dead at 5:08 p.m., according to the release. She was taken to the Lancaster County Forensic Cente…

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Pick-up Crashes Into Horse-Buggy Sending 4 Amish People To Hospital: PA State Police Pick-up Crashes Into Horse-Buggy Sending 4 Amish People To Hospital: PA State Police
Pick-up Crashes Into Horse-Buggy Sending 4 Amish People To Hospital: PA State Police Additional details about a horse-and-buggy crash that four Amish people to the hospital have been shared with Daily Voice by Pennsylvania State Police on Tuesday, Oct. 22.  Initially, we reported that three people were hospitalized following a crash involving a horse and buggy and a truck on Sunday night, Oct. 20, according to Lancaster County Wide Communications — but now PA State Police has confirmed that four Amish people who were riding in the buggy were hospitalized.  The serious crash happened in the 400 block of Nottingham Road/PA Route 272, near the intersection …

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PA Amish Farm Accident Requires Multiple Ambulances (DEVELOPING) PA Amish Farm Accident Requires Multiple Ambulances (DEVELOPING)
PA Amish Farm Accident Requires Multiple Ambulances (Developing) Multiple ambulances were called to an accident on an Amish farm on Saturday, Oct. 18, according to Lancaster County Wide Communications.  The call regarding a "traumatic injury" at the farm located in the 200 block of Paradise Lane in Paradise Township came into LCWC at 12:20 p.m. Details about the incident have not been released, but we know Pennsylvania State Police are investigating. Check back here for updates on this developing situation. 

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Amish Buggy Driver Struck Dead In SUV Crash: Lancaster County Coroner Amish Buggy Driver Struck Dead In SUV Crash: Lancaster County Coroner
Amish Buggy Driver Struck Dead In SUV Crash: Lancaster County Coroner An Amish man with a total of 92 children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren was struck dead when his horse and buggy were struck by a BMW SUV, authorities told Daily Voice on Tuesday, Aug. 27. Levi R. Stoltzfus, 81, of Narvon, driving the buggy near the intersection of Sheep Hill Road and Springville Road in East Earl Township when he struck the SUV at 8:13 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 25, according to the police. Click here to read our updated report about the crash.  Stoltzfus was pronounced dead at the Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital at 10:24 p.m. that night, according to the …

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Amish Girl ID'd After Fatal Drag By Horse Reins: Lancaster Coroner Amish Girl ID'd After Fatal Drag By Horse Reins: Lancaster Coroner
Amish Girl ID'd After Fatal Drag By Horse Reins: Lancaster Coroner A 9-year-old Amish girl who died following a horse training accident on her family farm has been identified by the Lancaster County Coroner's Office and her obituary. Anna Grace King had been leading the horse on foot in a training session on her family's farm in the 190 block of Snake Lane in Kinzers, when it became spooked — entangling her in its reins — dragging her down the road on Tuesday, June 25, according to the coroner's office.  What happened next isn't entirely clear but soon she was taken to Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital where "resuscitation efforts" ha…

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Amish Toddler ID'd By Family After Fatal Lancaster Farm Accident Amish Toddler ID'd By Family After Fatal Lancaster Farm Accident
Amish Toddler ID'd By Family After Fatal Lancaster Farm Accident A 3-year-old Amish boy has died following an incident on his family's farm on Tuesday night, Lancaster County Chief Deputy Coroner Eric Bieber announced on June 5. Benjamin S. Blank “had been in a farming-related accident involving a piece of ventilation machinery for [a] barn," Chief Deputy Coroner Bieber stated in the release and according to his obituary.  The incident happened at his home on the 280 block of Bell Road in Christiana, Colerain Township around 8 p.m. on June 4, as detailed in the release. Benjamin was pronounced dead in the front yard at 9:18 p.m. by the coroner. His…

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