Elizabeth "Ella" Fuehring, 2, killed and her mother Sarah Fuehring seriously injured following a bus accident at Alstede Farms in Chester, New Jersey

Modified Date:

Fri, 10/23/2015 - 4:08am

Accident Date:

Sunday, October 12, 2014

Eyewitnesses: Young Child Given CPR, Three Injured In Car Crash At Alstede's Pumpkin-Picking Farm In Chester

At Alstede Farms, customers pick apples, pumpkins and vegetables; corn maze are pony rides are also available. Columbus Day weekend is well-known as arguably the busiest of the year for Alstede’s Farms.

Investigation into accident at pumpkin-picking festival in NJ that killed child

"This is a horrible, tragic accident that was completely avoidable with a little forethought, with proper staffing, with having adequate police presence here to control the traffic," said Chester resident Andrew O'Connor.

Officials: Shuttle-bus collision crushed and killed child at Alstede Farms in Chester, seriously injured woman

"It's almost like Disneyland now," she said. "When a life is taken over picking a pumpkin something's got to be done."

Fundraising underway to help family of toddler killed in bus crash at fall festival

Elizabeth's mother, Sarah, was also injured, suffering a broken femur, Riegler said.

Elizabeth Fuehring's fund

Elizabeth was taken from us far sooner than she should have been. At just 2 1/2 years old Ella was enjoying a day out at the farm when tragedy struck and she was hit by a shuttle bus along with her mother and a few friends. She passed instantly & her mother Sarah Fuehring was rushed into surgery with a broken femur. The Fuehring family is heartbroken and doesn't need the extra burden of scrapping together funds for funeral expenses. Any donation is greatly appreciated. Please help us give Elizabeth the funeral she deserves.

Child killed, 2 hurt in accident near Alstede Farms in Chester

Family members say 2-year-old Elizabeth "Ella" Fuering and her mom Sarah were walking in an overflowing parking lot near the farm when two shuttles collided and hit them.

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Horrified witnesses made desperate 911 calls after watching a 2-year-old girl get hit by a vehicle at a New Jersey fall festival earlier this month, recordings released by authorities show.

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The medical examiner said Elizabeth Fuehring, 2, died of blunt head trauma after she was hit Oct. 12 near Alstede Farms in Chester, where a weekly fall festival was being held.

Driver off the hook in Alstede Farm crash that killed 2-year-old girl

No evidence of criminal conduct was found in the death of a 2-year-old girl who died in a crash at Alstede Farms in October, authorities announced Friday.

A motor vehicle accident on the property of Alstede Farms, a popular pumpkin-picking destination in Chester Township, late Sunday killed a young child and seriously injured her mother, less seriously injuring 4 or 5 other adults. At least one helicopter was required at the scene along with ambulances from multiple surrounding towns. According to intitial reports, the victims were hit by two shuttle buses.

A GoFundMe page has been set up for funeral costs.

Type: Bus Accident

Topics:

Children/Minors Involved

People Involved:

Elizabeth Fuehring

Sarah Fuehring

City:

Chester, NJ

County:

Morris County, NJ

Area:

Trenton-NJ