A person has died after being hit by a falling branch in Mount Victoria in Wellington.
High winds whipped through the capital on Tuesday, which is under a strong wind warning until 8pm.
Police said reports came in just before 9.30am that a man had suffered critical injuries on a trail by Lookout Road.
Hataitai resident Kirsten Johnstone told RNZ she came across a man lying unconscious under a tree and called an ambulance.
She said it was clear he'd been hit on the head.
The man was taken to hospital where he died a short time later.
2 Comments
AWOL_muppet@lemmy.nz · 3 pts · 303d
I've been struck by a small branch cycling up Mt. Vic this year. Scrubbed my shoulder and bruised my thigh a little...
Was a good wakeup call, really. Lucky to get off lightly and all that (dunno what my helmet would have done!)
thevoyagekayaking@lemmy.nz · 2 pts · 303d
I heard a tree come down on the ridgeline at the southern end of Mt Vic on Monday evening, I also saw the tree in the photo, which happened on Fergusson drive.
It's been interesting driving a van in these conditions.