Woman killed and two injured as festive market Christmas tree falls over in Storm Pia
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A 63-year-old woman has died and two others have been injured after a huge Christmas tree fell over during Storm Pia. Security camera footage shows a brightly-lit, 65ft high tree slowly leaning over before collapsing next to a Christmas market in the Belgian city of Oudenaarde. open image in gallery The 65ft Christmas tree collapsed next to a Christmas market in the historic town square The Christmas tree has now been removed from the festive market as local police open an investigation into the circumstances of the incident. As a result, the tree was overthrown near a Christmas market where a lot of people were present.” open image in gallery Authorities clean up the site of the incident An eyewitness told local media the city’s technical services were called ten minutes before the tree fell down, after it was seen swaying in the wind.
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A storm in Europe disrupts German trains. A woman was killed by a falling Christmas tree in Belgium
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