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Knaresborough woman trapped in car by falling tree

The scene on Boroughbridge Road this morning.

A Knaresborough woman was trapped in her car by a falling tree this morning (Friday).

Steph Shillito was in her car on Boroughbridge Road near Ferrensby when a falling tree landed on her.

She was trapped for a short while before passersby were able to help her escape.

The Harrogate area experienced widespread disruption due to 60mph winds as part of Storm Lillian.

Responding to a video shared on Facebook, Steph said:

"Thank you so much to everyone that helped, and especially to the people that helped me get out of my car when I was trapped in and made sure I was OK.

"I'm really grateful for everyone’s help."

Thankfully Steph was uninjured.

A video of the aftermath of the incident was shared by Adrian Dyminski, who helped clear the fallen tree at the scene:

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