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Falling tree kills brother, sister in Indiana

Two siblings from Indianapolis died over the weekend after a falling tree hit them while they were riding with their parents in a golf cart, KTLA sister station WXIN reports.

According to the Owen County Sheriff’s Office, 911 dispatchers received a call around 2 p.m. Saturday reporting that two children had been injured at Indian Oaks Campground in Taylor Township, Indiana.


When deputies arrived, they found an 8-year-old girl and a 9-year-old boy suffering from traumatic injuries.

The siblings were riding in a golf cart with their parents when strong winds toppled what police described as a dead tree, which fell and hit them.

The tree also damaged a nearby vehicle, police said.

Both children were pronounced dead at the scene.

Their parents were not hurt.