The sound of impact ripped through the dark Indiana countryside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In seconds, a peaceful Amish buggy ride became a nightmare of twisted wood, screams, and flashing sirens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Children were hurt. A father was airlifted. A Jeep sat crumpled in a ditch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On a calm October night near Berne, a horse-drawn Amish buggy carrying nine people was struck from behind by a Jeep on State Road 218, turning a routine ride into a desperate struggle for survival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The buggy splintered across the pavement, throwing nearly everyone to the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Seven occupants, including multiple children, were rushed to area hospitals; the driver was flown out by medical helicopter as first responders fought the clock in a scene lit only by emergency strobes and rural darkness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the days that follow, the Adams County Amish community will quietly do what it always does: gather, pray, bring food, offer rides, sit at hospital bedsides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Neighbors will step in to handle chores and farm work while the family heals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And along that same narrow highway, every driver who passes a buggy will be reminded how one moment of inattention can change an entire family\u2019s future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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