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4 people dead, 9 others injured after crash involving farm tractor in York County

According to Pennsylvania State Police, four people are dead and several others were injured.

YORK COUNTY, Pa. — Update, 7/30: On Saturday, the York County Coroner's Office released the names of the victims.

Katie Ann Stoltzfus, 36 (mother to Mary and Naomi), Mary Etta Stoltzfus, 14, and Naomi Rose Stoltzfus, 7, and Caleb Emmanuel Fisher, 9.

Their cause of death is listed as multiple blunt force trauma.

There will be no autopsies.

Previously:

Four people are dead and nine others were injured following a crash involving a farm tractor rollover in southern York County on Friday morning.

One 14-year-old girl, a 6-year-old girl, a 9-year-old boy, and a 36-year-old woman were killed in the crash. Their identities have not yet been released.

The crash happened just before 11:15 a.m. along Route 425 (Furnace Road) near Indian Steps Road-- around the area of the Otter Creek recreation area in Lower Chanceford Township on July 29, according to PennDOT spokeswoman Fritzi Schreffler. 

According to York County EMA, a farmer on a tractor was pulling a flatbed, open utility trailer with an adult and 11 children on board when the tractor went off the road, overturning the trailer.

State Police say that everyone on board the utility trailer was thrown from the vehicle, resulting in injuries.

According to Pennsylvania State Police, one adult woman and three juveniles have died as a result of the crash. Officials say multiple juveniles were taken by ambulance or flown to hospitals with injuries, as well. Police say the driver of the tractor was also taken from the scene to the hospital in serious condition.

State Police are reconstructing the accident scene, and the York County Coroner is investigating, as well.

While the accident reconstruction is ongoing, the roadway remains closed.

There is no word on how long it will remain closed at this time.

CORRECTION: A previous version of this story reported that an Amish horse and buggy was involved in the crash. Initial reports indicated that was the vehicle involved. That has since been updated to reflect that a tractor was the vehicle involved in the crash.

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