St Jude’s storm: Large tree suddenly falls days after ferocious winds outside University College School
After the storm,a large Plane tree comes down in Frognal opposite UCS - Credit: Nigel Sutton
A large tree suddenly crashed down into the road outside a school after being weakened in the ferocious St Jude’s storm earlier this week.
After the storm,a large Plane tree comes down in Frognal opposite UCS - Credit: Nigel Sutton
The London Plane toppled over in Frognal, Hampstead, yards from University College School yesterday.
After the storm,a large Plane tree comes down in Frognal opposite UCS - Credit: Nigel Sutton
Residents said it was lucky the street has been quieter than usual this week, with fewer cars and pedestrians because the school is on its half-term holidays.
Frognal resident Matt McCarthy said: “Obviously, it’s lucky that UCS is closed as usually the road is very busy and clearly potentially there could’ve been a very serious accident.”
Daniel Gvirtzman, another Frognal resident, said: “I arrived home 20 minutes before it fell and parked about 10 feet from where it fell.
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“If I had parked further up the road, it would have been curtains.”
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