23 h. ago Girl, 12, 'died after being trapped under tree branch for hours' in playground

Brooke Wiggins died after the branch snapped when she was using a rope swing and she ended up lying crushed under a tree branch for up to two hours, an inquest has heard

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29 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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31 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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35 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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35 h. ago Girl, 12, was killed while playing with friends after a tree branch snapped and fell on her, an inquest hears

Brooke Wiggins was using a rope swing when the branch broke off and caused her to become trapped. Her friends tried to free her before an ambulance arrived. She died soon after.

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4 d. ago Rail firm fined £1m over death of woman who put her head out of train window

Bethan Roper, 28, died after being struck by a tree branch while returning home after a day out shopping

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4 d. ago £1m fine after Welsh woman killed putting her head out of train window

Bethan Roper, who was 28, died while returning home to Wales on a train with friends from a day out shopping in Bath. She placed her head outside a window and was struck by an overhanging tree branch while the train

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5 d. ago Rail firm is fined £1million over death of woman who was killed by a tree branch while sticking her head out of an open train window at 75mph

Bethan Roper, 28, died after hitting her head on an overhanging tree branch on a Great Western Railway (GWR) train travelling at 75mph near Twerton, Bath, in 2018.

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2 w. ago Tragic girl, 14, dies after getting secret breast enlargement operation, grieving dad claims

A SCHOOLGIRL has died after allegedly undergoing a secret boob job – with her devastated dad insisting medics are covering up the truth. Paloma Nicole Arellano Escobedo, 14, passed away in hospital in Durango, Mexico, a week after the surgery. Her death certificate stated the cause as cerebral oedema due to a respiratory illness. But...

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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 killed by falling tree after Met Office warning over 70mph winds

A man has been killed by a tree branch in Blackpool

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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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4 w. ago Schoolgirl dies after being mauled to death by friend's pet dog

A teenage girl who was left fighting for life in hospital after being attacked by a friend’s dog has died from her horrific injuries

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