Storm Malik: Man trapped in van crushed by tree
A man escaped with just cuts and bruises from a van crushed by a tree that fell in Storm Malik's strong winds.
Richard Nutter had been cycling and was getting changed in the back of the vehicle when the tree came down on top of it in Apperley Bridge, Bradford.Mr Nutter said he was a "very lucky man" to have escaped relatively unscathed. He was nevertheless shaken by the ordeal, and a second rider, parked near the van, had "feared the worst".Richard Nutter was left with cuts and bruises after a tree came down on the van he was inside
"I was sat in between the two back seats, just crouching down and it pushed me further down," he said, describing the moment the tree crashed on top of him.The friend who assisted was Lee Warriner. He told the BBC: "We're both very fortunate."The man inside the van when it was crushed had spent the morning cycling in nearby woodlandas Storm Malik sweeps across northern parts of the UK.
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