GILFORD TOWNSHIP, Michigan — A van carrying several members of an Amish community was hit by a pickup truck Tuesday, killing six people, authorities say. Five of the dead were Amish, WJRT Channel 12 reports. One person in the pickup truck also was killed.

A van carrying 10 Amish community members was struck by a pickup truck carrying three occupants on Tuesday, Aug. 13, in Gilford Township, Mich. At least six people died in a collision between a pickup truck and a van in Gilford Township, Mich., on Tuesday, Aug. 13, per the Tuscola County Sheriff's Office news release.

The Amish typically rely on horse-drawn buggies for transportation and do not operate their own cars or trucks but will ride in vehicles driven by people who are not Amish.