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Fallen branch crushes dog walker
A man was rushed to hospital at the weekend after he was crushed by a fallen tree blown over by stormy weather.
The copper beech tree collapsed in Stoke Lodge in Stoke Bishop, where the injured man was walking his dog.
Posting on X, one resident praised the “very fast and comprehensive attendance by emergency services who were marvelous”.
is needed now More than ever
Astonishing photos of our beautiful copper beech after yesterday’s damage: pic.twitter.com/Raj13XxaQJ
— We 💚 Stoke Lodge 🍃💚🍃 (@WlStoke_Lodge) September 8, 2025
A spokesperson for Avon and Somerset Police said: “We were called by the ambulance service shortly before 5pm to reports a man had been injured after a tree fell in Shirehampton Road in the Stoke Bishop area of Bristol.
“Emergency services attended and the man was taken to hospital for treatment of injuries described as serious.”
Main photo: @WlStoke_Lodge
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