HIGHVELD – One person was killed and three others sustained minor injuries when a tree fell onto a building in Kriel, on Monday afternoon, 30 January.
Shortly before 4pm, paramedics from ER24 and local emergency services arrived on the scene where they found a large tree that had fallen onto a prefab building.
Three people, who were inside the building when the tree fell, were found outside of the building with minor scrapes and bruises.
They were assessed and treated on the scene and later transported to Mediclinic Highveld for further care.
A fourth person, a woman believed to be in her early thirties was found inside the building with fatal injuries.
Paramedics attended to her but she was declared dead on the scene.
The exact circumstances surrounding the incident is not yet known, however it is believed that the tree fell over during one of the storms that struck the whole Highveld area yesterday.
Local police were called to the scene.
