Nine people were killed in a car crash in Clark County, Wisconsin, on Friday, with only a toddler surviving.
The Clark County Sheriff’s Office said the incident occurred when a van and a semi-truck collided. shattered According to Fox 9, the crash occurred while traveling on Highway 95 near Eau Claire.
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Most of the passengers in the van were from the Amish community of about 300 people in Barks Garden, Virginia.
aerial video footage show Officials at the scene of the collision between a van and a wrecked semi-truck lying on or near the road said:
The Amish community said seven of those involved in the crash were neighbors. The surviving infant lost his parents, sister, grandmother, and two aunts.
The driver of the van was a 45-year-old man from Pounding Mill, Virginia. The semi-truck driver also died in the accident.
by milwaukee journal sentinelAmish community released Names of the eight people killed in the van:
- James McCoy, about 45 years old. He was a van driver from Pounding Mill, Virginia.
- Linda Byler, 44 years old
- Lydia Byler, 24, Linda’s daughter
- Ellen Schrock (23) is also Linda’s daughter.
- Aura Schrock, 24 years old, Ellen’s husband
- Judy Rose Schrock, 6 months old, daughter of Ellen and Orla
- Delilah Schrock, 21, Orla’s younger sister
- Susannah Hartzler, 18 years old
A Marine Corps veteran, identified as Nathaniel Jahn, who witnessed the crash ran to the scene and heard a toddler crying under the wreckage of the truck. sentinel.
The child had been thrown from the van, but Jahn quickly pulled him to safety. The newspaper identified the child as Mika Schrock and noted that he will be placed in the care of his relatives after being taken to the hospital.
Jahn tried to rescue others at the scene but was unable to do so, and law enforcement officers removed him from the scene as the van burst into flames.
“I think God put me there for a reason,” Jahn said after rescuing the child.
In a social media post Friday night, the sheriff’s office Said The investigation into the crash was ongoing.
According to Fox 9, neighbors in Virginia’s Amish community are currently offering whatever help they can.
“The Amish community is a community of people who will give whatever you have to give,” neighbor Jodi White said. “The faith and strength that this group of people is showing right now is unparalleled. It’s really very commendable.”
