[Updated 6:10-a.m.] (Colwell, Iowa) – Six people were injured Tuesday afternoon, when the Amish buggy they were riding in was struck from behind by a pickup truck. The accident happened near Colwell in Floyd County, at around 3:40-p.m.  According to the Iowa State Patrol, a 1998 Chevy 1500 pickup driven by 66-year-old Jim Whitmarsh, of Charles City, was traveling east on 140th Street near 3160 140th, when it struck the eastbound buggy driven by 32-year-old Lavern Stauffer, of Charles City.

The impact caused the buggy’s occupants to be ejected. The injured, included Lavern and 27-year-old Teresa Stauffer, and the following children ranging in age from 0 to six-years of age: three females – ages 0, 2 & 6, and 1 male, age 4. All of the injured were transported by ambulance to the Floyd County Memorial Hospital in Charles City.

The accident remains under investigation. The Patrol was assisted by the Floyd County Sheriff’s Office, Colwell Fire, Floyd Fire, AMR Ambulance and Chickasaw EMS.