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Paul T Smith

Storm Dudley: Tree falls across road in front of driver in terrifying footage

This is the terrifying moment giant tree was pulled up from it's roots and collapsed across a road in front of a car.

Storm Dudley brought disruption to many parts of Scotland last night, with central and southern areas worst hit.

A Scots driver caught the moment the tree was up-rooted and fell in front of the car, on a dashcam while driving between Bo'ness and Blackness.

The footage shows the vehicle travelling along and coming to a stop due to debris on the road, seconds later a tree is uprooted and topples over.

Road crews across the Falkirk area attended numerous incidents, and are said to have worked in "very difficult conditions".

They're now gearing up for Storm Eunice, which is expected to bring heavy snowfall to many parts of Scotland tomorrow.

A Falkirk Council spokesperson said: "Roads crews attended a handful of localised incidents last night as a result of Storm Dudley and worked throughout the night in very difficult conditions.

"Thankfully disruption was minimal but a lot of the work focussed on Grangemouth.

"Work was focussed on clearing roads from debris and removing fallen trees. We’re now preparing for storm Eunice and the snow that is predicted.

"We advise everyone travelling to check websites such as Traffic Scotland and the Met Office for the latest forecasts."

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