Man Killed, Teenager Injured By Falling Tree Branch In Australia
Date
11/27/2024 4:45:18 AM
(MENAFN- IANS) Sydney, Nov 27 (IANS) A man has been killed and two people hospitalised after a tree branch fell onto a car in southeast Australia.
Police in the state of Victoria said on Wednesday that emergency services were called on Tuesday night to a camping area in the town of Yarrawonga, about 220 kilometres north of Melbourne, following reports a tree branch had fallen on a moving vehicle amid strong winds, reports Xinhua news agency.
The driver of the vehicle, a man who has not yet been formally identified, died at the scene.
A teenage male suffered injuries considered non-life-threatening and was hospitalised for treatment, while a woman was also taken to hospital for observation.
Damaging storms swept across the region on Tuesday night. The Bureau of Meteorology issued a severe thunderstorm warning for northeast Victoria, including Yarrawonga, on Tuesday evening, warning of damaging winds, large hailstones and heavy rainfall.
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