Twenty-five people were hospitalized after a tractor accident in a Wisconsin apple orchard Wednesday morning.
The incident began with a collision between two hay trucks carrying minors and adults, Chippewa Fire Department Deputy Chief Corey Jeffers said. WCCO News Reported. (Related: Shocking video shows train colliding with tractor trailer and tank; driver narrowly escapes)
Authorities initiated mass casualty protocols and evacuated the injured in multiple emergency vehicles, with one of the injured being taken by helicopter to a hospital, WEAU 13 News reported. Reported.
“Everyone was on high alert, everyone was professional and did an amazing job caring for our patients and doing their jobs,” Jeffers said.
Twenty-five people were sent to the hospital after a tractor accident in a Wisconsin apple orchard Wednesday morning. https://t.co/Ot9eMp3hD5
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The adults and children had been at the orchard on a “field trip” organized by the school, Chippewa County Sheriff Travis Hakes said at a news conference.
The sheriff alleged that “one of the vans began to lose control while traveling downhill” and eventually “overturned,” causing “multiple injuries to both children and adults.” Three of the victims suffered “life-threatening injuries” and five were “severely injured,” Hakes said. All of the children have been reunited with their parents, Hakes added.
“At this time, we have confidence in the Chippewa County Sheriff's Department officers who were on scene. Our focus at this time is reuniting the children with their parents. Whenever we are faced with a difficult situation, we entrust everything to God's care and trust in His guidance,” Peter Michael, principal of St. Mark Lutheran Church and School in Eau Claire, said in a statement, WEAU 13 News reported.
St. Mark Lutheran Church and School – Eau Claire planned the field trip according to the school schedule.
