Woman dies after being struck by falling tree branch in Hyattsville

PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — A woman has died after she was struck by a falling tree branch on Sunday, according to the Prince George’s County Fire Department (PGFD).

Firefighters said crews responded around 2 p.m. to reports of an injured person in the 2010 block of Avalon Place, where a woman was found trapped under a tree.

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She was pronounced dead on the scene. PGFD said her identity will not be released.

The incident remains under investigation…

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