7 h. ago Elderly woman, 89, hit and killed by recycling lorry as driver arrested

An 89-year-old woman has died in Llandudno, north Wales, after being hit by a recycling lorry - the driver was arrested and taken into custody while police taped off the scene

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19 h. ago Flowers left at scene after woman killed by falling tree branch in south Manchester

"It's really tragic - and so random"

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37 h. ago Woman is killed by ‘massive’ tree branch that snapped in windy weather

Greater Manchester Police said death not being treated as suspicious

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39 h. ago Woman dies after being hit by falling tree branch on busy south Manchester road

Emergency services were called to West Didsbury at around 7.15pm on Saturday evening after calls about a woman who was stuck under a fallen tree branch after it 'snapped'

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39 h. ago Woman, in her 40s, dies after being hit by 'massive' tree branch that snapped in windy weather

The woman, in her 40s, died on Barlow Moor Road in West Didsbury, Manchester, when the branch plummeted onto her on Saturday evening, Greater Manchester Police have confirmed.

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41 h. ago Tragedy as woman killed by falling tree branch on busy south Manchester road

She sadly died at the scene

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9 d. ago Woman, 21, dies and another hurt after being hit by car outside shopping centre

A 21-year-old woman died and another was injured after being hit by a car outside a shopping centre in Sutton Coldfield - two men have been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving

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1 week ago Father who desperately tried to save his wife when she was crushed by a falling tree branch as they walked through park pays tribute

Madia Kauser, 32, from Blackburn, had been walking with her five-year-old daughter, nine-year-old son and husband at a local beauty spot when a branch fell towards them.

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1 week ago Tribute to mum killed saving daughter from falling tree branch

Police have appealed for witnesses to the 'absolutely tragic incident'

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1 week ago Glasgow crash: Woman dies in hospital after being hit by bus on Glasgow's Barrhead Road

The pedestrian was taken to hospital where she later died.

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2 w. ago Husband's desperate bid to save wife crushed to death by falling tree branch

Devastated dad and husband Wasim Khan reached his wife as she was still breathing after being crushed by the tree branch but she was unable to be saved and died at the park in Blackburn

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2 w. ago Revealed: Devoted mother saved her daughter, five, by pushing her away

Madia Kauser, 32, was taking the little girl, five, and her older brother for an evening walk in the park when the tree fell directly towards them.

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2 w. ago Woman killed when tree fell on her in Blackburn park named as 'beloved wife'

Madia Kauser, 32, is understood to have been walking with her two children when she was fatally struck by a falling tree branch at Witton Country Park in Blackburn on Monday

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2 w. ago Woman killed by falling tree branch 'in front of child' at popular park

The woman was walking with a child when she was struck by the falling tree branch at her local country park

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2 w. ago Woman killed by falling tree branch ‘while walking with child’ in country park

The woman was struck by a falling tree branch in Blackburn's Witton Country Park, Lancashire, on Monday

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2 w. ago Woman tragically killed by falling tree branch 'in front of child' at park

The woman in her 30s was understood to have been walking with a child when it happened

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2 w. ago Woman killed by falling tree branch 'in front of child' at popular UK park

The woman, believed to be in her 30s, was walking with a child when she was struck by the falling tree branch at Witton Country Park in Blackburn, Lancashire, on Monday night

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