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Storm Doris: Falling debris kills woman in Wolverhampton | |
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A woman who was hit by falling debris during Storm Doris has died. | A woman who was hit by falling debris during Storm Doris has died. |
An eyewitness said the woman was struck by a "coffee table-sized" object - thought to be a piece of roof - outside a cafe on Dudley Street, Wolverhampton, at about 11:45 GMT. | |
She suffered "very serious head injuries" and was pronounced dead at the scene, paramedics said. | |
Police said they were dealing with a fatal accident but did not give more details. | |
The scene, outside a branch of Starbucks, has been sealed off by police. | |
Parts of the city centre were closed off earlier amid fears metal from the top of a building may come loose. | Parts of the city centre were closed off earlier amid fears metal from the top of a building may come loose. |
Latest on Storm Doris in Birmingham and the Black Country | Latest on Storm Doris in Birmingham and the Black Country |
Ambulance crews received about 15 emergency calls at about 11:45 GMT. | Ambulance crews received about 15 emergency calls at about 11:45 GMT. |
Rebecca Davis, a 40-year-old teacher from Wolverhampton, said the woman, whom she thought was aged between 20 and 30, was hit with debris resembling a piece of roof which was "about the size of a coffee table" | |
"I think the wind broke it and caused it to fall," she said. | |
"I don't know if it was hit by something else or just the wind did it." | |
Winds of up to 94mph have been recorded as the storm takes hold across the UK. | |
More than 4,000 homes in Shropshire are currently without power and two men were taken to hospital with neck and chest injuries after a tree fell on their car earlier on Thursday. | |
In Merseyside, a man, in his 60s, suffered back and pelvic injuries when a tree fell in Crosby, North West Ambulance Service said. |