A 6-year-old, 4-year-old and a 37-year-old believed to be the children's parent died after a Honda Civic hit the Chevrolet Malibu they were traveling in while stopped at a red light.
The crash happened at the intersection of Montcalm Road and Joslyn Road in the City of Pontiac, according to the Oakland County Sheriff's Office.
A 9-year-old also traveling in the Malibu is in critical condition at Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital in Royal Oak, as of Saturday, Aug. 30, according to police.
The 21-year-old Pontiac driver of the Civic is in stable condition at Trinity Health Oakland Hospital, according to Oakland County Sheriff's Office.
Two young children and their parent from Pontiac died after a car crash at the intersection of Montcalm Road and Joslyn Road in Pontiac