Man dies as tree falls on car in Egham, Surrey, while four others are injured

A tree fell on the car at the Windsor Road junction with the Runnymede roundabout in Egham
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James Morris17 February 2019

A man has died after a tree fell on top of a car in Surrey.

It happened in Egham on Sunday afternoon. Firefighters cut the man free but he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Another male and three females were also in the car, and they were hospitalised.

Surrey Police in a statement: "The collision, involving a silver Lexus, occurred around 4.05pm on the A308 Windsor Road at the junction with the Runnymede roundabout.

"One of the passengers was pronounced dead at the scene.

"The four other occupants in the car have been taken to hospital where they are receiving treatment for minor injuries."

A Surrey Fire and Rescue Service spokeswoman said: "We were called to a tree on a car. We believe it was as a result of a road traffic collision. There was a report of a person trapped who unfortunately has died.

"There's not other reports of any other vehicles involved. They extracted the man who sadly died. They did use cutting equipment for that. They also assisted with first aid with other passengers."

The road is expected to remain closed on Sunday evening and into Monday morning's rush hour.

"It's being treated as a crime scene," the spokeswoman added.

Anyone who witnessed the incident, particularly anyone with dashcam footage who was driving on the road prior to the collision, is asked to contact Surrey Police on 101, quoting reference PR/P19038273.

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