Wausau Pilot & Review
Three people were injured, one critically, in a crash involving a semi tractor trailer and a buggy Monday in Marathon County, officials said.
The crash was reported just after 4 p.m. Oct. 30 at the intersection County Hwy. A and Juedes Avenue in the Town of Holton.
Dispatch was notified of the crash via a 911 caller. One of the three people injured was airlifted to a hospital for treatment, with injuries described as life-threatening. Two additional people were treated at the scene.
Police have not released any names and have not said whether the horse was injured in the crash. An investigation is ongoing.
The Marathon County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Wisconsin State Patrol, Central Fire & EMS, Life Link III, the Colby-Abbotsford Police Department, and the Clark County Sheriff’s Office.
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