A Texas man was arrested Sunday and charged with manslaughter after two children fell from a backhoe and were fatally knocked over by the vehicle.
The incident occurred about 7:30 p.m. Saturday near Roanoke in Denton County, about 15 miles north of Forth Worth. According to authorities, the two children – a 7-year-old girl and an 11-year-old boy – were pronounced dead at the scene.
Authorities identified the driver as 40-year-old Enemy Chauhan. According to officials, Chauhan used a John Deere backhoe while several children and another adult were driving on different parts of the vehicle.
At one point, the children who were riding in the bucket were thrown to the ground and killed by the vehicle, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
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At least two other children and an adult were injured and taken to local hospitals for treatment, officials said. The adult apparently sustained serious injuries and had to be taken to a trauma center.
Chauhan was not injured in the crash. He was booked into Denton County Jail and later released on $ 280,000 release, according to prison records quoted by the New York Daily News.
He is charged with two counts of manslaughter, three counts of threatening a child and one count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
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According to an email received by the Fort Worth Star Telegram, the two children who died were Chauhan’s children and were students at Trinity Valley School. An investigation is underway.