Storm Malik: Boy, 9, crushed to death by falling tree as winds hit 80mph
dailystar.co.ukStoke on Trent Live reports.Police have confirmed that the boy’s family are being supported by specially-trained officers.A police presence still remains at the location where the tree fell and have asked people to avoid the area.The death is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be prepared for the coroner.A spokesman for Staffordshire Police said: "Police received a report at 1pm this afternoon (Saturday 29 January) that a tree had fallen on a boy and a man, in an area close to Hollington Road, Winnothdale, near to Tean."The man and the boy were taken to the Royal Stoke University Hospital.
Sadly, despite the best efforts of medical staff, a nine-year-old boy passed away.To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here."The boy’s family are being supported by specially-trained officers.
The man remains in hospital."A scene remains at the location, where people are asked to avoid the area. The death is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be prepared for the coroner."This comes after a 60-year-old woman also died after being struck by a falling tree in Aberdeen earlier today.The Met Office earlier issued an amber alert covering large parts of Scotland as well as Northern England, with gusts of around 70mph forecast in the worst affected areas..
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