Corrie's Tony Maudsley in narrow escape as his tree comes 'crashing down' in the heatwave

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Coronation Street role is as an undertaker, he probably wasn't expecting to dodge death himself after the near miss.He has passionately declared in the past that he hopes his character doesn't meet the same fate as the people he prepares for funerals and end up "leaving in a box".And fortunately he wasn't standing too close to the tree when the accident happened.Posting a photo of the mishap to his 80,800 followers, he sympathised: "Too hot for our poor old beautiful weeping willow."It just came crashing down...luckily whilst I was in the house."He added: "It's a jungle out there!!

RIP willow!"The heat has caused some dramatic situations, as fires raged through London and members of the public were warned not to use their barbecue equipment outside of their own gardens.Train tracks have also buckled under the strain of the sky-high temperatures.However Tony,  who inserted a tearful emoji to his post, might not have anticipated that the casualties of the heatwave could include the trees outside his house.@katsitter shared her sympathies on the micro-blogging site, exclaiming: "Omg..'liked' it as seemed a lovely photo then read the detail!"She added: "Lucky no one hurt but such a shame re the tree,"Hope no damage to anything else..weather's not helpful to nature or our moods!!"@wraggywraggster echoed her sentiments, writing: "Gutted it came down, but glad you weren’t injured."@lucyspeed chimed in: "Oh no.