A WOMAN in her 30s has died after being struck by a falling branch while she was walking at a popular park with her child last night.
The incident occurred at Blackburn’s Witton Country Park in Lancashire, just after 8.30pm on Monday.
The woman was from Blackburn and family members arrived at the scene shortly after her death
Police were called to the scene near the Buncer Lane entrance of the park at 8.33pm, where emergency services found the woman unresponsive.
She was pronounced dead at the scene shortly later.
Blackburn with Darwen Council are reported to have felled the beech tree from where the branch fell following the incident.
In a statement the council which owns the 480-acre park said: “Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council is deeply saddened to confirm that a member of the public has tragically died following an incident in Witton Park yesterday, when a large tree branch fell.”
A police spokesman said: “We were called to Witton Park, Preston Old Road, Blackburn, at 8.33pm on August 11 following reports a woman had been struck by a falling tree branch.
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“Emergency services attended and found the woman unresponsive.
“Despite the best efforts of the emergency services, she was tragically pronounced dead at the scene.
“Her death is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be prepared for HM Coroner in due course.”
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