Pickup truck slams into Amish horse-drawn buggy in upstate NY, killing horse and sending 6-year-old to hospital

Eight Amish people were hurled through the air when a pickup truck slammed into the back of their horse-drawn buggy in upstate New York, police said.

A 6-year-old boy was hospitalized and a horse was killed when 73-year-old Laurie Callan struck the loaded wagon from behind with her 2012 Dodge while traveling on Route 5 in Danube shortly after 5:30 p.m. Monday, according to New York State Police.

The crash sent the two-horse buggy careening off the Herkimer County road, ejecting all eight passengers, while Callan’s truck flipped and landed in the westbound lane.

The young boy was taken to Wynn Hospital in Utica, about 30 miles west, with non-life-threatening injuries, troopers said.

The elderly motorist was also treated at a local hospital for minor injuries.

No one else was hurt in the crash.

The horse that died was removed from the scene by its owner, according to police.

Callan was ticketed for following too closely, failure to exercise due care to avoid a collision with a horse on a highway, and unreasonable speed.

The investigation into the mishap is ongoing.