40ft tree crashes into Wolverhampton garden in high wind killing couple's prized Japanese carp
A huge tree has snapped due to high winds and come crashing down in the garden of a property in Wolverhampton.
The tree, which stood about 40ft tall in the garden of a property on St Giles Crescent, Eastfield in Wolverhampton, has come crashing down.
Stephanie Tranter said the tree in the garden of her parents' house snapped in half at around 3am today (March 25) and part of it crashed down onto their shed.
The impact and the loud noises killed beloved fish and birds that were kept in her father's shed at the back of the garden.
Photos seen by the Express & Star show deceased fish including expensive Japanese koi carp and birds including Siberian bullfinches.
Ms Tranter said her parents' house on St Giles Crescent is owned by Wolverhampton Council and the tree stood at the property before they moved in 46 years ago.
"The way the tree has broken it's now leaning towards the three houses at the back and it is a risk to life," she said.
"If it snaps we are not top priority until it hits the houses and probably causes death.
"My dad has lost thousands of pounds worth of damage in the garden now.
"The tree is literally leaning towards the houses at the front. It will cause serious damage."
Ms Tranter said her mother "heard a massive bang" in the early hours of the morning and once she woke after 6am she saw the tree had snapped.
Her mother subsequently called the council numerous times.
Ms Tranter said: "A tree surgeon looked at it and said 'we’re too busy today, too much of a job for two people'.
"The wind is picking up. It’s an absolute joke."
The Express & Star has contacted Wolverhampton Council for comment.
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