Dramatic new pictures reveal true scale of fallen tree which crushed Sheffield family's car
Anthony Cronshaw and his wife Christine told the Star last night how they narrowly escaped being inside the car when it fell on Gresly Road.
The couple had only been back at their flat in Lowedges for around 20 minutes the tree came crashing through the top of their vehicle.
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Hide AdHowever, new pictures have revealed the shocking size of the tree which blocked the entire road, crushing the car in the process.
Carina Danielle Miller was stood nearby when the tree fell and said the incident could have been much worse.
She said: "I live around the corner and heard it when it fell. I was just about to get in my mother-in-law's car at the time.
"Had she come down the road a minute later it could have hit her. Luckily it only hit a car which had no occupants in it.
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Hide Ad"I thought that the tree had looked unsafe for a while. It just took the high winds yesterday to finally push it over."
Council workers had to respond to the fallen tree on top of Christine's Skoda Fabia which completely blocked off the road for some time.