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Sep 22, 2026

6-year-old Kan. girl injured after pickup rear-ends horse and buggy

Posted Sep 22, 2026 4:55 PM
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BOURBON COUNTY—Two adults and a juvenile were injured in an accident just before 7:30p.m. Monday in Bourbon County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2008 GMC Sierra 2500 driven by Carol L Adamson, 60, Fort Scott, was southbound on Kansas 7 Highway six miles northwest of Fort Scott. The pickup rear-ended an Amish buggy driven by  Christopher Yoder, 65, Fort Scott, who was traveling much slower than the pickup..  

EMS transported Yoder and two passengers in the buggy including Willard Yoder, 34, and a 6-year-old girl, both of Fort Scott, to Freeman Hospital in Joplin for treatment of serious injuries.

Adamson was not injured and properly restrained, according to the KHP.  The Patrol did not release details on the health of the horse.