A 20-YEAR-OLD man who was killed after 114mph winds from Storm Eowyn caused a tree to fall on his car has been named.
Kacper Dudek tragically died in Ireland after the horror incident during adverse weather conditions.
Rare red warnings covered parts of Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man
HandoutKacper Dudek tragically died during Storm Eowyn[/caption]
The tree fell on his vehicle at Feddyglass, Raphoe in Co Donegal, early on Friday.
His body has now been removed from the scene to the mortuary in Letterkenny University Hospital.
A post-mortem examination will take place in due course, said Irish police who are investigating the incident.
Garda investigators are conducting a full examination of the scene this morning.
Storm Eowyn damaged buildings, uproot trees and cause power cuts as it wreaked havoc.
The Met Office had issued rare red alerts in place across Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man.
A resident in Belfast dodged falling slabs as he tried to secure his trampoline in his garden.
Elsewhere a mum and daughter were only seconds away from being crushed by a flying metal shed.
Network Rail Scotland said nearly 400 “incidents of damage” have been found including more than 120 reports of fallen trees following Storm Eowyn.
It said on X: “Almost 400 incidents of damage have been found since the storm passed, disruption is likely until at least midday.
“So far, we’ve seen over 120 reports of fallen trees across Scotland, along with damage to signalling systems, overhead wires, stations, boundary fencing, level crossings and even train depots suffering damage.”
Travel chaos is expected to continue into the weekend after at least 1,070 flights were axed and 150,000 passengers affected on Friday.
Several yellow weather warnings have been issued by the Met Office over Saturday and Sunday.
Four yellow warnings for wind, snow and ice remain in place this morning after an amber alert expired.
A snow and ice warning across more southern and eastern parts of Scotland will be lifted at 11am.
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