The holidays may be a time for rejoicing for most people but not for the family of Macaulay Culkin who has recently been faced with the tragic death of a family member. Culkin’s 29-year old sister Dakota died after she got hit by a car last December 9.

Aside from Macaulay, his brothers Kieran and Rory are also heartbroken about their sister’s death. The brothers got news of their sister’s accident and death while working on separate projects. The 26-year old Kieran was shooting the movie Paper Man, 19-year old Rory was busy promoting the movie “Lymelife” while 28-year old Macaulay was busy shooting “Kings” for NBC. However, the three is taking some time off to deal with their tragedy.

The Culkin brood also includes two brothers—32-year old Shane and 21-year old Christian and another sister–24-year old Quinn. It was not clear what really happened but sketchy reports show that Dakota stepped into a street and was hit by a car which led to severe head injuries and later on her death. Investigators have already looked into the possibility that the car owner may have broken some laws but to no avail.