Saturated ground caused a large tree to fall on a car in East Ridge early Wednesday morning, killing a child and 2 people who were inside.

A mother, father and child were killed in Tennessee when a tree fell on their car overnight as heavy rain and flash flooding lashed the state. The three died when saturated ground caused the tree to topple in Chattanooga just after midnight,

A family of three died this week after a large tree fell on their car amid heavy rain and flash flooding in Chattanooga and elsewhere in Tennessee, officials said