UPDATE: WGAL spots vehicle involved in hit-and-run crash of horse and buggy carrying five teens

UPDATE: WGAL spotted a vehicle that police are looking for in connection with a hit-and-run crash in Lancaster County involving a horse and buggy.East Lampeter Township police said five Amish teenagers were thrown from the buggy early Monday morning, seriously injuring one of them.A WGAL photojournalist saw a vehicle matching the police description of the SUV believed to be involved, a white Mitsubishi with front-end damage. WGAL located the SUV in an apartment complex near the crash site and called police.Police confirmed the SUV is the vehicle they sought but said they're still investigating and haven't made any arrests.The buggy was traveling westbound in the 1700 block of Lincoln Highway East when a vehicle rear-ended it around 12:07 a.m. Monday, according to investigators."They wouldn't have seen it coming. It was at midnight. It's dark. Then the vehicle just fled without providing any assistance at all, so it would be quite traumatic," said Lt. Matt Hess, of the East Lampeter Township Police Department.Police said front bumper debris at the scene of the crash helped them identify the vehicle involved as a white or light-colored 2013-2015 Mitsubishi ASX Outlander Sport SUV.The injured teen was taken to a hospital.One of the two horses pulling the buggy died, police said. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 717-291-4676. People can also submit a tip online through CrimeWatch.

UPDATE: WGAL spotted a vehicle that police are looking for in connection with a hit-and-run crash in Lancaster County involving a horse and buggy.



East Lampeter Township police said five Amish teenagers were thrown from the buggy early Monday morning, seriously injuring one of them.


A WGAL photojournalist saw a vehicle matching the police description of the SUV believed to be involved, a white Mitsubishi with front-end damage. WGAL located the SUV in an apartment complex near the crash site and called police.



Police said this vehicle is the one police were looking for in connection with a hit-and-run crash involving a horse and buggy.

Police confirmed the SUV is the vehicle they sought but said they're still investigating and haven't made any arrests.

The buggy was traveling westbound in the 1700 block of Lincoln Highway East when a vehicle rear-ended it around 12:07 a.m. Monday, according to investigators.



"They wouldn't have seen it coming. It was at midnight. It's dark. Then the vehicle just fled without providing any assistance at all, so it would be quite traumatic," said Lt. Matt Hess, of the East Lampeter Township Police Department.

Police said front bumper debris at the scene of the crash helped them identify the vehicle involved as a white or light-colored 2013-2015 Mitsubishi ASX Outlander Sport SUV.

The injured teen was taken to a hospital.



One of the two horses pulling the buggy died, police said.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 717-291-4676. People can also submit a tip online through CrimeWatch.