GEAUGA COUNTY — A woman riding in a horse-drawn buggy died after it was hit by a truck on an Ohio road.
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Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers responded to a crash on US 422 near Ohio 528 in Parkman Township, Geauga County, around 7:40 a.m. on Sunday, according to our CBS affiliate in Cleveland, WOIO.
A preliminary investigation revealed that a 2019 red Volvo commercial truck was driving east on US 422 behind a horse and buggy when it hit the back of the buggy.
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The impact ejected both the man and woman riding inside the buggy, WOIO reported.
The woman, identified as 60-year-old Mary A. Byler of Burton, died from her injuries at the scene.
The man controlling the buggy, only identified as a 62-year-old Burton man, was flown to a Cleveland hospital with serious injuries.
The driver of the truck, a 31-year-old Michigan man, was not hurt in the crash.
Troopers did not say if the horse was injured in the crash, WOIO reported.
The crash remains under investigation.
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