Crime & Safety
Horse Tramples Woman At NJ Farm, Sends Her To Hospital: Report
The incident happened on Friday afternoon, according to NJ.com.
GLEN GARDNER, NJ — A woman was hospitalized with injuries after being trampled by a horse at a farm in Hunterdon County on Friday, according to NJ.com.
Around 12:45 p.m., Lebanon Township Police went to Westphalen Farms for a 65-year-old woman who said her finger was dangling from her hand and an injured leg, according to NJ.com.
Police told NJ.com that the horse got startled by a loud noise from an excavator, causing it to throw the woman to the ground and trample her as it ran away.
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She was taken to Morristown Medical Center with injuries.
Lebanon Township Police did not immediately respond to Patch's request for more information.
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