Woman killed after tree falls on building during storm
Three other people sustained minor scrapes and bruises in the incident.
Emergency services use a crane to remove a tree from on top of building in Kriel. Picture: ER24
One person was killed, and three others sustained minor injuries, when a tree fell on to a building in Kriel, Mpumalanga, on Monday afternoon, reports the Ridge Times.
Shortly before 4pm, paramedics from ER24 and local emergency services arrived on the scene where they found a large tree had fallen on to 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.
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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 30s, 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, but it is believed the tree fell over during one of the storms that struck the whole Highveld area on Monday.
Local police were called to the scene.
– Caxton News Service
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