4 children, 2 adults seriously injured in horse-and-buggy crash with vehicle in Morgan County

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Four children 6 years old and younger were seriously injured Wednesday in a horse-and-buggy crash that involved a vehicle in Morgan County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

The report says a horse and buggy carrying six people was heading westbound on Route C in Morgan County, east of Gracey Creek Road, when it was hit by a silver Chevrolet Trax that was driven b a 22-year-old Versailles woman.

Six occupants of the horse and buggy had serious injuries and were brought to University Hospital by ambulance, the report says. A baby girl younger than 1-year-old, a 3-year-old boy, 5-year-old boy, 6-year-old girl, a 28-year-old man and 29-year-old woman were among those seriously injured. All six people are from Versailles.

The man was determined to be the “driver” in the report.

The driver of the SUV had minor injuries and was brought to an urgent care in a private vehicle, the report says. 

The SUV was totaled and the buggy was destroyed. The status of the horse was not disclosed by law enforcement.