A 10-year-old boy has died after an SUV crashed into the back of his Mennonite family 's horse-drawn carriage in a small community in northwest Missouri . But the victim 's family have forgiven the female driver that hit the two-wheel cart , saying she was 'merely a tool in the hands of God ' . The State Highway Patrol said the crash happened Thursday morning near Wheeling , about 90 miles northeast of Kansas City . The agency says Joshua Leinbach was killed in the accident , while his two younger sisters were thrown from the buggy . Driver : Penny Anderson says she was blinded by sinlight and did not see the small cart carrying the children to school in Wheeling , Missouri , but the victims ' family told her they do n't blame her . Buggy : Horse-drawn carts are common in the area , where this a small Mennonite community of about 20 families . They have to share the road with regular vehicles , however . Crash : Seen here is the damage caused to Penny Anderson 's car in the accident which killed 10-year-old Joshua Leinbach . The children were on their way to school . The patrol said seven-year-old Amanda Leinbach suffered serious injuries , while eight-year-old Katelyn 's injuries were minor . The family lives in Wheeling . The SUV driver , Penny Anderson , also suffered minor injuries . The 44-year-old told KMBC-TV that she 'd been temporarily blinded by the morning sun before hitting the buggy . 'They were just in a tiny little two-wheel cart , ' she said . ' I never saw them . I never saw them . ' Support : Friends of the victims ' family are seen visiting their home following the accident on Thursday . Anderson added : ' I feel like I have done the most horrible thing a person could ever do and I did n't even mean to . It was an accident . ' Anderson was taken to hospital for some minor injuries . The children 's family visited her that night . They went to tell her they do blame her for what happened , and will not press charges over the wreck . 'They looked right at me and said , `` We do n't blame you for what happened '' , ' Anderson said . A member of the boy 's family told KMBC : 'It is heartbreaking , but we rest in the shelter of God 's arms . '
God Leinbach , 10 , was in a horse-drawn carriage on his way to school with his two sisters in Wheeling , Missouri , on Thursday . Local Penny Anderson , 44 , crashed into the buggy , killing God . Amanda Leinbach , 7 , suffered serious injuries , while Katelyn Leinbach , 8 , was relatively unscathed . The victims ' parents visited Anderson in hospital and told her she was 'merely a tool in the hands of Joshua '