Two elderly drivers lost their lives due to the storm when trees fell on their cars in separate incidents. An 82-year-old woman in Collegeville and a man believed to be in his 70s in Delaware County. NBC10’s Brian Sheehan has more on the storm damage.
An elderly man has died after a tree fell on his car in Delaware County during Wednesday's severe weather, police said.
According to the Aston Township Police Department's Facebook page, the tree fell on Pennell Road between Mount Alverno Road and Jessica Way.
When police responded to the scene they said the tree had crushed the roof of a Chevy Cruise and went into the passenger side. Medics said the driver did not survive the impact and was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Police said they believe the man was in his 70s and likely didn't have time to react when the tree fell down. He was in the car alone at the time.
The road was reopened shortly before 11 p.m.
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This is one of two incidents involving trees that claimed the lives of elderly drivers during Wednesday's storm.
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