By Jennifer Todd
The Intelligencer Journal/New Era
LANACSTER, Pa. — Four people were injured when the buggy they were riding in collided with a pickup truck Wednesday in Salisbury Township.
The victims, all women, were ejected from the buggy and were taken to area hospitals with unknown injuries, said John Petersheim, Salisbury Township assistant fire chief.
Their conditions were not available Wednesday night.
The male driver of the pickup truck refused medical treatment at the scene, Petersheim said.
State police are investigating the crash, which happened at Old Philadelphia Pike and Cambridge Road, but released no information Wednesday.
According to Petersheim, the buggy was traveling east on Route 340 when it collided with the westbound pickup truck at 12:15 p.m.
“I don’t think anyone really knows what happened at this point,” he said. “Whether the wet and rainy weather had anything to do with it, I don’t know.”
Petersheim said no one witnessed the crash.
He said the point of impact appeared to be in the middle of the roadway, with the buggy ending up on the north side of the road.
Petersheim said the buggy was demolished. The truck sustained front-end damage, but was driven from the scene, he said.
Route 340 was shut for nearly two hours following the crash.
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