A WOMAN has tragically died after a tree branch dislodged and fell on her on a busy road.
The victim, who was in her 40s, died following the incident on Barlow Moor Road in West Didsbury, Manchester on Saturday evening.
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Emergency services rushed to the road following a call at around 7.15pm but she died at the scene despite the efforts of paramedics.
“At around 7.15pm on Saturday, August 30, we were called to reports a tree had fallen onto a woman on Barlow Moor Road, Didsbury,” a spokesperson for Greater Manchester Police said.
“Despite the best efforts of emergency workers, a woman in her 40s was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.
“The death is not being treated as suspicious.”
A member of staff at Barlow Moor petrol station, who asked not to be named, described seeing the tree “snap” moments before the tragedy unfolded.
They said: “The tree just snapped, it was a big branch and just fell. A woman was walking underneath.
“The weather was a bit windy but not strong. A few locals came out and some of them were doctors so they were trying to help her.
“Then the ambulance came and police closed the road.
“It is a big tree and it was a massive branch that fell – blocking off all the road. It was two or three thick branches that fell at once.”
Mark Jones had been on his way back from Didsbury Pride when he noticed a cordon in the area on Saturday night.
He said: “The road was cordoned off by police and we weren’t sure what was going on, then we saw they had put white screens up, so sadly we knew that someone had died.
“It was breezy and there was a bit of rain but nothing heavy. It’s an awful thing to have happened.”
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