An Amish toddler is the only survivor of a crash in Wisconsin that left 9 people dead, according to reports.
The 2-year-old boy was rescued after the deadly crash between a van and tractor-trailer killed seven members of his Amish community.
The Clark County Sheriff’s Office said the crash occurred Friday.
It happened on Highway 95 in western Wisconsin, southeast of Eau Claire.
The young child survived after he was thrown from the van.
He was quickly rescued by a good Samaritan Nathaniel Jahn.
Jahn witnessed the vehicle turn into the path of the semi-truck at an intersection.
Speaking about being able to save the child, Jahn told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
“I think God put me there for a reason.”
However, Jahn said he was unable to help any others after the van burst into flames.
The sheriff’s office said the drivers of both vehicles died in the crash.
Seven passengers in the van were also killed.
According to FOX9 Minneapolis, nearly all the victims in the van were from an Amish community in rural Burke’s Garden, Virginia.
The community said the victims ranged in age from six months to 44 years old.
Those killed in the crash included the surviving toddler’s baby sister, both of his parents, his grandmother, and two aunts, according to the station.
The van driver was identified as a 45-year-old man from Pounding Mill, Virginia.
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Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers addressed the situation in a post on social media.
Evers wrote on x:
“Kathy and I are saddened today by the fatal crash that occurred in Clark County, tragically taking nine lives.
“Our hearts and prayers go out to the families and loved ones of all those involved, as well as the first responders who worked quickly to provide support at the scene.”
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