Two adults were killed after high winds knocked over a large tree that landed on top of a car in Freeman Township, Michigan.
WPBN reports that it happened on M-115 Hwy near Clare/Osceola County Line on Wednesday afternoon.
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Michigan State Police say the vehicle was driving east when the large tree blew onto the roof of the car as it drove by.
According to WPBN, both occupants, 20-year-old Maxwell Muessig of Midland and 23-year-old Margaretta Potter of Rhode Island were pronounced dead at the scene.
Due to the unusually warm weather this winter, as well as significant rainfall, the ground is very soft and saturated. That, combined with the high winds, caused trees to uproot, falling onto DTE’s poles and power lines, resulting in widespread outages, DTE said.
READ: Why are high winds knocking over so many trees in Metro Detroit?
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