Strong wind gust sends tree branch crashing onto car, killing 44-year-old passenger
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- A 44-year-old passenger died after a powerful wind gust sent an oak branch onto a moving car in Luckenwalde, Brandenburg.
- Police said the impact seriously injured the woman, who died shortly afterward, while the 56-year-old driver sustained minor injuries.
- Severe winds caused damage across large parts of Brandenburg on Friday.
A powerful wind gust turned a drive near Luckenwalde into a fatal accident when an oak branch fell onto a moving car, killing a 44-year-old passenger.
The branch struck the vehicle in Luckenwalde, in Brandenburg’s Teltow-Fläming district, on Friday. A police spokesperson said the woman suffered severe injuries in the impact and died shortly afterward.
The 56-year-old driver sustained minor injuries. Severe winds also left damage across large parts of Brandenburg on the same day.
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Originally published by Die Zeit in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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