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Man driving truck discovers car wedged underneath, two people dead inside
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BENNINGTON, Vt. (AP) The driver of a large farm vehicle in Vermont arrived at his field to find a car wedged in the frame and the two occupants dead inside, police say.
The driver of the farm vehicle, a truck equipped to spread fertilizer, told Bennington police he thought he had blown a tire as he drove on Vermont Route 9.
But police say a car driven by Charles Schichtl, 85, had rear-ended the vehicle. He and Lorranie Schichtl, 82, both of Petersburg, New York, were pronounced dead.
2 New York residents killed in crash with farming vehicle Share Updated: 12:54 PM EDT Apr 9, 2021 - Share Updated: 12:54 PM EDT Apr 9, 2021 Two people are dead after their car crashed into the back of a farming vehicle in southern Vermont, police confirmed late Thursday. Members of the Bennington Police Department said a 1998 Toyota Camry crashed into the back of a dry hauler, a truck equipped to spread fertilizer, on Vermont Route 9 just after 6:45 p.m. Eighty-two-year-old Lorraine Schichtl and 85-year-old Charles Schichtl, both of Petersburg, New York, were pronounced dead on the scene. The truck s driver told police he continued to drive after the crash, reportedly unaware that it had occurred. Williams told investigators that he thought he had blown a tire and didn t know a vehicle had struck him, a police report stated. pulled into the next field to check his vehicle and saw the Camry wedged underneath. The farm truck driver was no
Farmer finds car wedged in his truck, 2 people dead inside
April 9, 2021 GMT
BENNINGTON, Vt. (AP) The driver of a large farm vehicle in Vermont arrived at his field to find a car wedged in the frame and the two occupants dead inside, police say.
The driver of the farm vehicle, a truck equipped to spread fertilizer, told Bennington police he thought he had blown a tire as he drove on Vermont Route 9.
But police say a car driven by Charles Schichtl, 85, had rear-ended the vehicle. He and Lorranie Schichtl, 82, both of Petersburg, New York, were pronounced dead.
The driver of the farm truck was not injured. Police continue to investigate the crash.
Farmer finds car wedged in his truck, 2 people dead inside
April 9, 2021
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BENNINGTON, Vt. (AP) The driver of a large farm vehicle in Vermont arrived at his field to find a car wedged in the frame and the two occupants dead inside, police say.
The driver of the farm vehicle, a truck equipped to spread fertilizer, told Bennington police he thought he had blown a tire as he drove on Vermont Route 9.
But police say a car driven by Charles Schichtl, 85, had rear-ended the vehicle. He and Lorranie Schichtl, 82, both of Petersburg, New York, were pronounced dead.
The driver of the farm truck was not injured. Police continue to investigate the crash.