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Lucky escape for motorist as tree crushes car

By Gary Skentelbery on 30th November 2015 6:26 pm News

HIGH winds across Warrington over the weekend resulted in at least six trees being toppled – including one which crushed a car parked at the Paddington House Hotel.

Cheshire Fire Service were called to the hotel and reported that no one had been injured after the huge tree fell, crushing a parked car.

Warrington Police reported a total of six incidents on Folly Lane, Warrington, Glazebrook Lane, Glazebrook, Manchester Road, Warrington, Cherry lane, Lymm, Myddleton lane, Winwick and Glover Road, Birchwood.

Picture Cheshire Fire Service

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Gary Skentelbery

Experienced journalist for more than 40 years. Managing Director of magazine publishing group with three in-house titles and on-line daily newspaper for Warrington. Experienced writer, photographer, PR consultant and media expert having written for local, regional and national newspapers. Specialties: PR, media, social networking, photographer, networking, advertising, sales, media crisis management. Chair of Warrington Healthwatch Director Warrington Chamber of Commerce Patron Tim Parry Johnathan Ball Foundation for Peace. Trustee Warrington Disability Partnership. Former Chairman of Warrington Town FC.

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Dizzy on 30th November 2015 10:24 pm 10:24 pm

Good grief that’s one shocker of a picture !! Thank god nobody was in or near the cars at the time and very lucky it didn’t fall the other way and crush the house too.
It’s about time some of the trees around there were lopped though as they are far to big to be that close to buildings and homes.

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