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Storm Doris: Falling debris kills woman in Wolverhampton | Storm Doris: Falling debris kills woman in Wolverhampton |
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A woman has died after being hit by "coffee table-sized" debris in Storm Doris. | |
An eyewitness said the woman was struck by an 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. | 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. | Police said they were dealing with a fatal accident but did not give more details. |
An area 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. | |
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 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." | "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. | Winds of up to 94mph have been recorded as the storm takes hold across the UK. |
Fire services across the country have taken thousands of weather-related calls. Trees have come down onto houses, cars, roads and train lines, while ambulance services have treated several injured people. | |
In Merseyside, a man, in his 60s, suffered back and pelvic injuries when a tree fell in Crosby, North West Ambulance Service said. | In Merseyside, a man, in his 60s, suffered back and pelvic injuries when a tree fell in Crosby, North West Ambulance Service said. |
A trackside fire was started by a tree falling on overhead cable on the rail line at Ware in Hertfordshire. | |
Abelio Greater Anglia said it blocked "all lines", delaying services. | |
Storm Doris chaos across England: |