Two kids hospitalized after buggy crash in Clayton

CLAYTON, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — A driver and two children were ejected from their horse-drawn buggy in a Jefferson County crash.

Around 3:45 p.m. on June 11, New York State Police responded to County Route 3 in the Town of Clayton for a vehicle collision.

According to NYSP, an investigation revealed that a 2023 Dodge Challenger was driving westbound on County Route 3 when it hit the buggy, which was also headed westbound.

All three people in the buggy were treated by EMS at the scene and taken to Samaritan Hospital by ambulance. The two kids were then transferred to Upstate Hospital, where they are listed with serious but non-life-threatening head injuries.

The driver of the Dodge was not injured.

The horse was seriously injured and was treated and removed by a veterinarian who was on the scene.

The crash remains under investigation. Charges are pending.  

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