Three victims suffered life-threatening injuries.
A pre-kindergarten school field trip to an apple orchard near Chippewa Falls, Wis. turned tragic on Wednesday when a tractor-pulled hay wagon overturned while rolling downhill, leaving three victims with life-threatening injuries.
In all, at least 17 people — both children and adults — were rushed from the scene by ambulance, and one patient was taken by emergency helicopter. Others were transported to the hospital by personal vehicle. There were no fatalities reported.
WQOW-TV in Wisconsin identified the pre-K as St. Mark Lutheran Church in Eau Claire. Principal Peter J. Micheel issued a brief statement to the television station indicating, “At this time, we are trusting the Chippewa County Sheriff’s Department as their members were at the scene.
