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2 Dead, at Least 8 Injured in Crash Involving Amish Buggy
Deputies said multiple other people were seriously injured as emergency crews from several departments responded to the crash.
On Sunday, a pickup truck collided with an Amish buggy on County Route 25 in Canton, New York, killing two people and injuring nine others.
St. Lawrence County, home to New York State's largest Amish settlement of about 3,200 residents, required a massive emergency response of 15 ambulances and 10 fire departments.
Eight victims were transported to Canton-Potsdam Hospital and one to Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center in Ogdensburg, according to St. Lawrence County Director of Emergency Services Richard Rusaw, who called it "tragic for everyone involved."
Canton Fire and Rescue is hosting a critical incident stress debriefing on Tuesday for first responders who attended the scene to decompress from the fatal incident.
The St. Lawrence County Sheriff's Office continues investigating the collision's circumstances near the intersection of Route 25 and Little River Road to determine the cause.