LABETTE COUNTY —A horse injured when an SUV rear-ended a horse and buggy on a Kansas Highway October 24, is recovering, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol. Two people were also seriously injured in the crash in Labette County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2023 Ford Escape driven by Landin Rayne Knickerbocker, 27, Neodesha, was eastbound on U.S. 400 two miles East of the U.S. 169 Junction.
The SUV rear-ended the Horse and Buggy that was halfway in the outside lane and shoulder.
EMS transported the driver of the buggy 35-year-old Elizabeth Schwartz and her passenger 16-year-old Priscilla Schwartz both of Cherryvale to Labette County Health in Parsons for treatment of serious injuries.
First responders called a vet to the scene to treat the horse who suffered a gash to a hindquarter, according to KHP Lt. Himes. The horse was carefully loaded onto a trailer, transported to another vet for treatment and is recovering at home.
Knickerbocker was not injured and properly restrained, according to the KHP.