WATCH LIVE: 3 children from same family fatally struck at school bus stop in Fulton County, Indiana

Three children were struck and killed and another seriously injured at a school bus stop in Indiana Tuesday morning, Indiana State Police said.

The children were hit while boarding a bus near 4600 N State Road 25 in Rochester in Fulton County, police said. Rochester is located about 45 miles south of South Bend.

One of the children was airlifted to a hospital in Fort Wayne, Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation said. State police told affiliate WRTV that the three students killed were from the same family.

The school corporation said in a statement, “Our school corporation has suffered a tragedy this morning. We have learned of three student fatalities and one student seriously injured and airlifted to a Fort Wayne hospital as they were hit by a vehicle while boarding their bus.

We have deployed all school counselors to meet the emotional needs of our staff, students and parents.

We are awaiting to learn more confirmed details but wish to ask the community to come together to pray for the families, our students and our staff.”

Police did not immediately release details on the incident.

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