The girl was playing outside with her older brother when the shaft of a badminton racquet separated from its handle and pierced her skull, authorities said.

A 6-year-old girl died this week after succumbing to head trauma caused when the errant shaft of a badminton racquet struck her during a vacation in Maine, police said.

A 6-year-old girl on vacation in Maine was accidentally killed by a broken badminton racket while playing with her brother last week, police said.

Lucy Morgan, 6, was playing with her 10-year-old brother when the shaft dislodged from the badminton racquet and struck her in the head.