Car hits 4 Amish bicyclists

Four Amish men from Arthur riding bicycles in rural Coles County were hit by a car Monday, and two remain hospitalized with injuries.

According to a Coles County sheriff's office press release, the accident happened on Westfield Road about half a mile east of Illinois 130, which is southeast of Charleston. They were struck by a 2004 Pontiac driven by 21-year-old Derek C. Phillips of Casey. Those hit were Philip L. Gingerich, Eldon Plank and brothers Vernon H. Miller and John H. Miller.

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