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| UK weather: Woman killed after building falls on car opposite Holborn Tube station in central London | UK weather: Woman killed after building falls on car opposite Holborn Tube station in central London |
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| A woman has been killed and a man is being treated in hospital for injuries after a building collapsed and fell on a car in central London. | A woman has been killed and a man is being treated in hospital for injuries after a building collapsed and fell on a car in central London. |
| The building collapsed on to the vehicle at around 11.05pm yesterday opposite Holborn Tube station, the Metropolitan Police said. | The building collapsed on to the vehicle at around 11.05pm yesterday opposite Holborn Tube station, the Metropolitan Police said. |
| The woman, a 49-year-old minicab driver, was pronounced dead at the scene, a police spokesman said. | |
| A man was pulled from the car and was taken to hospital, where he is in a stable condition and her passengers, a 25-year-old man and a 24-year-old woman, are currently being treated in hospital. | |
| A Scotland Yard spokesman said: “A front portion of the building had collapsed on to a Skoda Octavia car. The car was stationary at the time of the building collapse.” | |
| Next of kin have been informed but formal identification has yet to take place. | |
| Rubble lay strewn around the damaged car, which was surrounded by police tape outside a branch of McDonald's. | |
| The twisted driver's door and the back right-hand side passenger door had been wrenched open but two-thirds of the vehicle, sloping down to the driver's seat and the front windscreen, was caved in. | |
| Paramedics and firefighters were also called to attend the incident, where three others were injured and roads in the area were closed. | Paramedics and firefighters were also called to attend the incident, where three others were injured and roads in the area were closed. |
| Photographs from the scene showed large chunks of masonry and debris strewn across the pavement. | Photographs from the scene showed large chunks of masonry and debris strewn across the pavement. |
| UK weather: Two dead and several injured as latest storm continues to batter Britain | UK weather: Two dead and several injured as latest storm continues to batter Britain |
| London Fire Brigade said the concrete fascia of the building collapsed on to the car, which was in Kingsway. | London Fire Brigade said the concrete fascia of the building collapsed on to the car, which was in Kingsway. |
| Around 20 firefighters helped to free the trapped pair from the car. | Around 20 firefighters helped to free the trapped pair from the car. |
| A spokesman said: "Another woman travelling in the car managed to get out of the vehicle before the brigade arrived. | A spokesman said: "Another woman travelling in the car managed to get out of the vehicle before the brigade arrived. |
| "Around 10 people were evacuated from nearby buildings as a precaution." | "Around 10 people were evacuated from nearby buildings as a precaution." |
| London Ambulance Service said four people were injured, three reported to be in the car and a passer-by. | London Ambulance Service said four people were injured, three reported to be in the car and a passer-by. |
| "Sadly, despite extensive efforts to resuscitate her, a woman was pronounced dead at the scene", a spokesperson said. | "Sadly, despite extensive efforts to resuscitate her, a woman was pronounced dead at the scene", a spokesperson said. |
| "A man reported to be in his mid-20s had suffered leg injuries and was treated and stabilised before being taken to the Royal London Hospital. | "A man reported to be in his mid-20s had suffered leg injuries and was treated and stabilised before being taken to the Royal London Hospital. |
| "Two other people, a woman and a man, were taken to University College Hospital with minor injuries." | "Two other people, a woman and a man, were taken to University College Hospital with minor injuries." |
| Additional reporting by Press Association | Additional reporting by Press Association |