Driver killed after tree falls on her car in Lower Merion on Sunday
The woman was driving on Lancaster Avenue Sunday when a tree fell and hit her car.
A woman has died after a large tree fell and struck her car while she was driving in Lower Merion on Sunday afternoon, police said.
The 59-year-old woman was traveling west on Lancaster Avenue near Stanford Drive about 1:45 p.m. when the tree fell into the road, striking the woman’s blue Toyota Corolla, police said. She was seriously injured and was taken to Lankenau Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead at 2:20 p.m.
The tree also struck a westbound car being driven by a 64-year-old woman, who was also taken to Lankenau for treatment. She was listed in stable condition. Both drivers were alone in their cars.
Fallen trees have been dangerous for Philadelphia-area drivers in recent months. In February, a tree fell and killed a woman in Northeast Philadelphia while she was parking her car near her home.