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On Sunday at around 4:30 p.m., an out-of-control tractor pulling a hayride flipped and crashed during a weekly youth outing for German Baptists in Wellsburg, New York, injuring 14 people including three critically. The accident occurred when the John Deere tractor lost control while attempting to make a turn on Comfort Hill Road; it ejected all 19 passengers from the wagon, mostly children. Authorities are investigating the cause of the crash.
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On Sunday afternoon around 4:30 p.m., an out-of-control tractor pulling a hayride crashed in Wellsburg, New York, near the Pennsylvania border. The John Deere tractor was carrying 19 people, mostly children, when it flipped during a turn on Comfort Hill Road toward Berwick Turnpike. According to Chemung County Sheriff Bill Schrom and WENY reports, the driver lost control while speeding into an intersection and swerved right, causing the wagon to disconnect and eject its passengers. At least 14 people were injured, with three in critical condition; one was airlifted to a hospital, five were taken by ambulance to Robert Packer Hospital, and another eight went to the hospital privately. The identities of the injured children are not specified but witnesses confirmed most riders were kids.
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An out-of-control tractor pulling a hayride flipped and crashed at a weekly youth outing in upstate New York Sunday, leaving three people in critical condition and over a dozen others injured, according to cops and local reports.
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The hayride was carrying 19 people — mostly children — when it rolled while attempting to make a turn around 4:30 p.m. in Wellsburg, a small village just across the Pennsylvania border, WENY reported.
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The John Deere driver was pulling the hay wagon down Comfort Hill Road toward Berwick Turnpike when the tractor tried to turn at an intersection too fast, Chemung County Sheriff Bill Schrom said.
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The tractor appeared to lose control as it sped toward the intersection and the driver swerved to the right, causing it to overturn and the wagon to disconnect — and eject everyone on board, Schrom told the New York Times.
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At least 14 people were injured, Schrom said.
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One individual was airlifted to a hospital and at least five others were transported to Robert Packer Hospital by ambulance.
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Another eight were taken to the hospital by private means.
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It’s unclear how many of the injured are children, but witnesses said most of the riders were kids.
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The group taking the hayride were German Baptists, a religious Anabaptist sect that was holding a youth gathering the day of the crash, RochesterFirst reported.
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Authorities said that an investigation is ongoing to determine what led up to the crash.
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