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The authorities reported that six girls, including a one-year-old baby, died in a tragic car accident It happened early Sunday in Robertson County, about 30 miles north of Nashville, Tennessee.
The county police department said in a statement that when first responders arrived on scene they found an overturned vehicle with extensive damage.
The girls, whose ages range from 1 to 18 years, died after being ejected from the vehicle during the accidentwhose causes are still unknown.
A woman, who was also apparently ejected from the vehicle, was seriously injured and taken by air ambulance to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville by authorities.
While a man who said he had been in the vehicle also suffered minor injuries and was taken to the TriStar Skyline Trauma Center in Nashville.
The victims were not immediately identified and it is unclear if they are related.
The emergency medical services department said a second vehicle was also found at the scene, but the driver of the vehicle was not injured.
A total of four advanced life support ambulances responded to the scene, along with an air ambulance.
The accident is being investigated by the Tennessee Highway Patrol, the department said.
Due to the difficulty of the scene, authorities deployed interdepartmental Critical Incident Stress Management teams to assist those who responded to the accident.
“These are things that sometimes I don’t think people necessarily need to see as human beings,” Robertson County EMS Director/Chief Brent Dyer told NBC affiliate WSMV.
“One of the hardest things we will ever do, like anyone in the emergency services, is realize that nothing can be done for a child,” he added.
Although the investigation has not determined whether the victims were wearing seat belts, Dyer urged parents to always restrain their children when traveling in a car.
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