7 h. ago Schoolgirl died after 'being crushed under fallen tree branch for two hours'

Brooke Wiggins, 12, was playing with friends when the horror incident occurred as the branch gave way.

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9 h. ago Girl, 12, killed after 'being crushed under fallen tree branch for two hours'

Brooke Wiggins, aged 12, was playing with friends and using a rope swing in Banstead, Surrey, when the branch snapped and she died after being crushed by the tree, a court heard

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13 h. ago Girl, 12, killed when she was ‘crushed under fallen tree branch for up to two hours’

A 12-YEAR-OLD girl died when a fallen tree branch crushed her while playing with pals, an inquest heard. Brooke Wiggins was having fun on a rope swing when tragedy struck in Banstead, Surrey on November 9 last year. Paramedics were called to the scene, near the junction with Carshalton Road, after the horror unfolded. It...

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3 w. ago Man killed by falling tree branch as gusts in UK reach up to 78mph during weather warning

A man has tragically been killed by a tree branch that fell at a park in Lancashire, with police cordoning off the area amid a yellow weather warning in place over the weekend

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3 w. ago Man is killed by falling tree branch as storm winds of up to 78mph leave at least 600 homes without power and Met Office issue UK

The man in his 40s was found with serious head injuries at Revoe Park in Blackpool, Lancashire, shortly before 5am and was pronounced dead at the scene amid strong winds.

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3 w. ago Man is killed by falling tree branch as storm winds of up to 78mph leave at least 150 homes without power and Met Office issue UK

The man in his 40s was found with serious head injuries at Revoe Park in Blackpool, Lancashire, shortly before 5am and was pronounced dead at the scene amid strong winds.

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3 w. ago Man dies as tree falls in UK park as high winds batter Britain

He was struck by a falling tree branch

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3 w. ago Homeless man in tent killed by falling tree branch at Blackpool park as police seal off area

The man in his 40s was pronounced dead at the scene

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4 w. ago Woman killed by falling tree branch in Manchester pictured as 'vibrant' wife

Jen Higgins, 49, was killed when a branch fell on her as she was walking along Barlow Moor Road in West Didsbury, in Manchester, on August 30 - emergency services tried but were unable to save her

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4 w. ago Pictured: PR boss, 49, who was killed by falling tree branch

Jen Higgins, 49, was killed when a branch collapsed onto her on while she was walking on Barlow Moor Road in West Didsbury, Manchester, on August 30.

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4 w. ago Woman killed by falling tree branch in Didsbury named as 'inspirational' PR firm boss

Jen Higgins led one of the Manchester's biggest PR firms with her partner

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