A 1-year-old boy was hit by a falling tree Friday in Townsend, Massachusetts.
Crews responded to New Fitchburg Road around 7:45 p.m. after the tree fell, seriously injuring the boy while his father was holding him, according to police.
The baby was taken from the scene by ambulance before a medical helicopter flew him to Tufts Medical Center in Boston.
The father was not injured, police said.
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The incident happened as heavy winds rattled New England.
