2 Hurt After Falling Tree Strikes Pickup Trucks In Oakland Co.: Police

HIGHLAND TOWNSHIP, MI — Two men were injured after a tree fell on their pickup trucks in Highland Township during stormy weather Wednesday afternoon, according to the Oakland County Sheriff's Office.

Sheriff's officials said the incident happened just before 3 p.m. Wednesday on South Duck Lake Road, south of Livingston Road.

A 35-year-old man from Columbus, Ohio, was driving a 2015 Hino box truck south on South Duck Lake Road at 3 p.m. when high winds caused a large tree on the west side of the road to break off and land on the cab of the truck, according to sheriff's officials.

The truck, which was subcontracted to the U.S. Postal Service, then ran off the road into some trees, according to sheriff's officials.

The falling tree also hit the roof of a 2018 Ford F150 pickup truck that a 23-year-old Highland Township man was driving on the road, according to sheriff's officials.

Both men were taken to nearby hospitals where they were listed in critical condition, according to sheriff's officials.

Police believe both men were wearing seatbelts at the time of the incident. They also don't believe alcohol was a factor in the incident.

Police were still investigating the incident.

The news comes as an EF-1 tornado struck neighboring Livonia during the storms Wednesday, killing a 2-year-old boy and injuring his mother, and a gas station canopy collapsed during the stormy weather in Farmington Hills, according to police.