An investigation is being carried out after a man died when a tree fell on to his van during Storm Darragh.
Emergency services were called at about 9am on Saturday after the incident on the A59 at Longton close to Lancashire Police Headquarters.
The man, in his forties, who has not yet been named, was driving his Citroën van on the dual carriageway when the tree fell on to his vehicle causing serious injuries. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Storm Darragh hit the beach at high tide in Brighton on Saturday afternoon
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Broad Haven South in Pembrokeshire was also hit by choppy waves
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Police said the man’s next of kin are being supported by specially trained officers.
Detective Sergeant Matt Davidson, from Lancashire Police’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: “Very sadly this incident has resulted in the death of a man and our thoughts are with his
