Man, 6-month-old grandson fatally struck by falling tree in NJ home

VERONA, N.J. (1010 WINS/WCBS 880) – A 61-year-old man and his 6-month-old grandson were killed after a tree fell in the backyard of a New Jersey home Monday night, authorities said.

Just after 7 p.m., first responders arrived at the home on West Lincoln Street in Verona, where they discovered a tree in the backyard was uprooted and had landed on the man and his grandson, police said.

Both died from their injuries. Their names were not released.

It is unclear if the weather was the cause of the tree uprooting.

"The Verona Police, Fire and Rescue Squad’s thoughts are focused on the family during this difficult and unfathomable tragic time. Please keep this family in your prayers," the Verona Police Department said in a statement.