A man has died after a tree fell on his car during Storm Henk in Gloucestershire. Police were called to Tetbury Road near Kemble at approximately 15:15 GMT on Tuesday following reports that a large tree had struck a vehicle.
The air ambulance attended the scene, but despite paramedics' efforts, the man was pronounced dead at the location near the junction with the A429. The victim, aged in his 50s and from Bath, has been identified and his next of kin informed.
Sergeant Matt Firth of Gloucestershire Police stated: "Work is ongoing to investigate the circumstances of the tree coming down, and there will be substantial efforts to clear the road this afternoon." The road remains closed for recovery and investigation, with motorists advised to seek alternative routes.
Sgt Firth added: "Emergency services attended the scene and despite efforts by all emergency services a male occupant of one of the vehicles was declared deceased at the scene. The white vehicle you can see in the background - there were no reported injuries to the occupants of that vehicle, they were lucky to escape without any injury."
He continued: "Unfortunately, the car ahead of them, the male driver was declared deceased. We have got special collision investigators here at the moment, they will take measurements and will investigate the circumstances leading to the tree coming down. Following that investigation we will get tree surgeons to help clear the road and recover the vehicles, which will take some time as it is quite a substantially-sized tree."
