Boy (9) and woman (60) killed by falling trees during UK storms

A nine-year-old boy and a 60-year-old woman have been killed in the UK by falling trees in strong winds caused by storms.

Staffordshire Police said a man is in hospital after the incident which killed the boy.

Police were called to Hollington Road, Winnothdale, near to Tean, at 1pm on Saturday after reports that a tree had fallen on a boy and a man, and they were both taken to the Royal Stoke University Hospital.

A spokesman said: “Sadly, despite the best efforts of medical staff, a nine-year-old boy passed away.

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“The boy’s family are being supported by specially-trained officers. The man remains in hospital.

“A scene remains at the location, where people are asked to avoid the area. The death is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be prepared for the coroner.”

The boy’s death comes after a 60-year-old woman was killed by a falling tree in Aberdeen as strong winds from Storm Malik battered northern parts of the UK.

Winds of more than 160km/h (100mph) have been reported in parts of Scotland, with widespread disruption to travel and power supplies.

Weather warnings were in place across all of Scotland, northern England and parts of Northern Ireland for most of Saturday due to the high winds and rain.

The Met Office have said that another blast of severe strong winds, now officially named Storm Corrie, is set to hit parts of the UK.

It is set to move eastwards across Scotland on Sunday and push across the North Sea in the early hours of Monday.

A yellow wind warning will be in place for counties Antrim, Down and Derry from 3pm on Sunday until 12pm on Monday.

In the Republic, Met Éireann has issued a status yellow wind warning for Co Donegal. It will be in place from 2pm on Sunday until 3am on Monday. The forecaster said gusts of up to 100km/h were expected while the strong winds and high seas could lead to wave overtopping in coastal areas.

In its national forecast, Met Éireann said temperatures could fall to minus one degrees on Saturday night, with frost and ice patches developing in some areas. – PA