ELK GROVE — A 20-year-old rural Platteville man was killed when his horse and buggy was rear-ended by a pickup truck on Wisconsin 81 Wednesday afternoon.

According to the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department, Levi K. Kinsinger was riding west on 81 around 5:30 p.m. when his buggy was rear-ended by a truck driven by Eugene C. Jenson, 29, Platteville.

Kinsinger was ejected from the buggy, according to the sheriff’s department.

Kinsinger was taken by Belmont Ambulance to Southwest Health Center in Platteville, then taken to UW Hospital in Madison. Kinsinger died Thursday morning.

The horse pulling the buggy was euthanized at the scene because of its severe injuries, according to the sheriff’s department.

The Belmont Fire Department assisted at the scene. Jenson’s truck was towed from the scene.

The investigation indicated that the lights on the buggy were operating at the time of the crash.

The crash is being referred to the Lafayette County District Attorney’s office for review and possible charges, according to the sheriff’s department.