SUMTER COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A man was killed Thursday after a tree fell onto his car while he was driving on a road in Wildwood, according to police.
Video from WESH 2’s chopper showed a large tree lying on top of the car on Marsh Bend Trail, near the Coleman Federal Correctional Complex in Sumter County.
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Witnesses told police a tree fell out of the tree line as the car was passing by. It’s unclear if there were any other people inside the vehicle.
First responders had the road blocked off on both sides. The Wildwood Police Department was asking people to avoid the area while officers investigated.
No further information was immediately available…