2 kids killed, 4 hurt in North Texas go-kart collision

KAUFMAN (AP) — Two children were killed and four others were hurt this past weekend after their go-kart collided with an SUV on a North Texas county road, authorities said.

Officials with the College Mount Fire Department in Kaufman County, along with the Texas Department of Public Safety and other agencies responded to the accident at about 12:30 p.m. on Saturday.

At the scene, authorities found that a go-kart with six children between the ages of seven and 12 had been hit by the SUV on the road in Kaufman County, located southeast of Dallas.

One child died at the scene.

Three children were taken by helicopters and two were taken by ambulances to area hospitals. Another child later died at a hospital.

The driver of the SUV was not injured.

No charges have been filed in the accident as their investigation continues, officials said.

Authorities have not released the names of the children and updated conditions on those who survived the accident were not immediately available Monday.