Dozens Injured in Hayride Accident on Road East of What Cheer, IA
Keokuk County, IA — October 14, 2023, dozens of children were injured in a hayride accident on Saturday night before 9:00 p.m. on a country road east of What Cheer, IA.
Reports state that between 30 and 40 seventh graders were enjoying a hayride on a trailer being pulled by a pickup truck at a parent-organized event east of What Cheer. While the details are still unclear as to the cause of the accident, the students were thrown from the hayride into a ditch on the side of the gravel road.

Many of the children sustained injuries, some of which were quite serious. At least two of the children involved in the accident had to be hospitalized. The accident is under an ongoing investigation and further details are unavailable at this time.

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