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Scot dies after falling tree hits car and responding police van also crushed

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A man has tragically died after his motor was hit by a falling tree in Aberdeenshire as the country was battered by 100mph winds.

Emergency services were called to the scene involving a Nissan Navara pick-up truck on the B977 near Hatton of Fintray at around 5.45pm on Friday.

The 35-year-old, who has not yet been named, was pronounced dead at the scene. A police van which had been responding to the tragic incident was then completely destroyed after a large tree blew on top of it.No officers were inside the vehicle at the time.Sergeant Craig McNeill of the Divisional Road Policing Unit at Inverurie said: “Our thoughts are very much with the man’s family and friends at this time.“Officers responding to this crash had parked a distance away

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