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Emergency services were called to Castlereagh Street in Liverpool about 1pm on Sunday. (ABC News: Berge Breiland)
A woman has died after being struck by a falling tree branch in Sydney's south-west on Sunday afternoon as cold and damaging winds sweep across New South Wales.
The woman, believed to be in her 60s, was hit on Castlereagh Street in Liverpool about 1pm. She has not been formally identified.
Emergency services attended the scene and the woman was treated by paramedics but she was not able to be revived.
Local Eli said it was really windy when he went outside after hearing police cars.
"It was a shocking sight. We were inside and heard the police car and came outside and saw this," he said.
Another witness said he initially thought the woman had fallen over.
"But then the next thing we saw [was] the branch there next to her," he said.
"We didn't see it falling down but that's what we saw on the ground."
Police said the incident was under investigation and a report would be prepared for the coroner.
9 times out of ten it will be a gumtree branch. Local fire crews attending to mine years ago said they needed to be planted in concrete.
Moon is 94.1%
Woman dies after being hit by a falling tree branch in Sydney's south-west as wild winds sweep across NSW
20 hours ago
By Paulina Vidal
Emergency services were called to Castlereagh Street in Liverpool about 1pm on Sunday. (ABC News: Berge Breiland)
A woman has died after being struck by a falling tree branch in Sydney's south-west on Sunday afternoon as cold and damaging winds sweep across New South Wales.
The woman, believed to be in her 60s, was hit on Castlereagh Street in Liverpool about 1pm. She has not been formally identified.
Emergency services attended the scene and the woman was treated by paramedics but she was not able to be revived.
Local Eli said it was really windy when he went outside after hearing police cars.
"It was a shocking sight. We were inside and heard the police car and came outside and saw this," he said.
Another witness said he initially thought the woman had fallen over.
"But then the next thing we saw [was] the branch there next to her," he said.
"We didn't see it falling down but that's what we saw on the ground."
Police said the incident was under investigation and a report would be prepared for the coroner.
9 times out of ten it will be a gumtree branch. Local fire crews attending to mine years ago said they needed to be planted in concrete.
