A Minnesota couple in a horse-drawn buggy died after their vehicle was hit from behind by a pickup truck Sunday afternoon, KMSP reported.

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Robert Alois Keppers, 72, and Mary Joan Keppers, 66, both of Avon, were killed in the crash, the St. Cloud Times reported, citing a media release from the Stearns County Sheriff's Office. Their identities were released Monday afternoon. The horse also died at the scene, the newspaper reported..

According to Sheriff Don Gudmundson, a Ford F150 driven by Marc Lucas Knapp, 23, of Avon was traveling north behind the buggy, the Times reported.

The buggy was also traveling north along the shoulder.

"Knapp struck the buggy from behind, sending it into the east ditch," Gudmundson said.

The crash remains under investigation by the Sheriff's Office, KMSP reported.

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