Two children were transported by helicopter following an accident with a pickup truck Thursday, April 16 at 7:29 a.m.
The two children involved, a seven-year-old boy and 10-year-old girl, were airlifted to Marshfield Hospital following the crash, where they were treated for injuries. The 17-year-old driver of the pickup truck was traveling eastbound and in the same direction as the two bicyclists, and pulled over shortly after the crash. The two children on bicycles entered the south ditch after being hit. First aid was administered almost immediately by passing motorists who saw the accident and stopped to help.
No official crash report was available as of last Friday, with the Clark County Sheriff’s Department putting out a news release Thursday at 3:30 p.m.:
Pickup Truck vs. Bicycle Crash
Two children were transported by helicopter when they were involved in a crash on CTH N near Fernwall Ave. in the Town of Worden.
The Clark County Sheriff’s Office received a 9-1-1 call of the crash at about 7:29 a.m., on Thursday April 16, 2026. Initial investigation indicates that a pickup truck was east bound on CTH N, west of Fernwall Ave, when it approached some bicycles that were also traveling east. The pickup truck operator said that the sun was in his eyes, and he didn’t see the bicycles. The pickup truck struck the bicycle(s) which entered the south ditch after being hit.
The bicycles were being driven by a boy, 7 years old, and a girl, 10 years old, who were both treated at the scene by Thorp Area Fire and EMS personnel. They were then transported by Lifelink and Mayo helicopters to the Marshfield Hospital.
The pickup operator, a 17-year-old male, stopped immediately after the accident on the south shoulder. First aid was given to the children almost immediately after the crash by drivers that saw the accident and stopped to help.
The pickup truck driver was not injured, and the two children were transported with serious injuries.
The Thorp Area Fire and Ambulance Service responded to the scene with the Clark County Sheriff’s Office and the Wisconsin State Patrol. The investigation of the crash is continuing by the Clark County Sheriff’s Office and State Patrol.
The names of everyone involved are not being released because of their age.
Chief Deputy James Hirsch, Clark County Sheriff’s Office

The Thursday crash near Fernwall marks the second time in as many years that a bicycle vs. vehicle crash has taken place on County Highway N, with 65-year-old Andrew Niedzwiecki struck in September 2024 near Dickerson Avenue. Niedzwiecki ultimately died as a result of the September 2024 crash, which also involved a vehicle and bicyclist both traveling eastbound in the early morning.