'It all happened in slow motion': Huge tree crashes down onto car on Wolverhampton road
The road had to be closed.
A huge tree crashed down onto a car on a road in Wolverhampton just after midday today.
Sam Walsh, who was driving in his car behind the vehicle that was hit, told the Express & Star that he witnessed the incident at 12.45pm.
The tree crashed down in Bushbury Road, near a One Stop convenience store. The road was subsequently closed, but has since re-opened.
Mr Walsh said: “I was driving a car behind and it just happened in slow motion. There was a loud bang.”
No one is believed to have been injured.
Posting on Facebook, Mr Walsh added: “It was crazy, I’m just glad no one was seriously hurt, and the lady didn't have her kids with her.”
Another user on Facebook said he “suddenly saw cars and vans turning around”.
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Pictures sent to the Express & Star show a huge tree lying across the road and on top of the bonnet of a grey vehicle.
The incident happened amid windy and blustery weather across the Black Country.
A Wolverhampton Council spokesperson said: "Our arboriculture team were alerted to a fallen tree in Bushbury Road this afternoon and responded immediately to remove it.
“The road is now open as usual."
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