Van hauling Amish crashes; 5 killed

A van carrying Amish on an interstate highway veered out of control, overturned and ejected most of its passengers, killing five people and injuring 11, authorities said.

Two adults and three children were killed when the southbound van veered onto the grassy median, flipped over and came to rest in the northbound lanes of the highway about 50 miles northeast of Indianapolis, state police said. No other vehicles were involved in the crash.

Some of the victims hailed from an Amish community in the Fort Wayne area. Authorities were trying to verify whether other victims were from other Amish communities.

The Amish generally shun modern conveniences such as motor vehicles but sometimes enlist non-Amish as drivers.