Man killed after tree hits car in Storm Boelo

A man in his 20s has died in north London after a tree fell on the car he was driving during Storm Boelo.

On Sunday, the Metropolitan Police were called to Dollis Road in Finchley at around 12:40 GMT to reports a tree had fallen onto a moving car. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.

Chief Inspector Guy Ellwood, from the North West Command Unit, said: "This is a deeply tragic incident and our thoughts are with the loved ones of the young man who lost his life."

A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said it sent incident response officers, paramedics from its hazardous area response team, and a trauma team from London's Air Ambulance to the scene.

"Very sadly, despite the best efforts of our crews, a man was pronounced dead at the scene," they said.

The force said the driver's next-of-kin had been informed.

Police are working with the local authority and coroner to establish the circumstances surrounding the incident.

The road has since reopened.

A 60-year-old man also died after being hit by a falling tree in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, in severe weather brought by Storm Boelo.

The capital narrowly escaped the 85mph winds that battered Scotland, but still experienced blustery weather and heavy rain.

Firefighters rescued two people who became trapped on Sunday after scaffolding fell on Streatham High Road, south London.

They were treated at the scene and taken to hospital, London Ambulance confirmed.

Highgate Woods was closed by the City of London authority over concerns about high winds on Sunday.

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