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Hay ride crash sends 25 people to the hospital

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Coffee County - (WALB) - Troopers tell us at least 35 people were on that hay ride Friday night when someone rear ended the trailer on Willacoochee Highway near Bethel Road, just outside Douglas.

Two people were flown to a Savannah Trauma Center. 23 others were sent to a Coffee county hospital with injuries but none were life-threatening.

The youngest injured was a two-year-old, most of the injuries were minor. Troopers warn it is illegal for anyone to ride on Georgia roads without a seatbelt.

We're told the hay-ride was part of fall festival at Southview Church of God. No charges have been filed.