A woman in Poland is crushed to death when strong winds topple trees

Strong winds in southern Poland caused trees to fall, killing a woman and injuring a child. The woman died when a tree fell on her car in Zakopane, while a 2-year-old was hospitalized after being hit by a tree. Local authorities issued warnings and closed mountain tracks in Tatra National Park due to dangerous winds.

Strong winds buffeting southern Poland on Monday toppled trees that killed a woman and injured a child, firefighters said.

A 23-year-old woman died when a tree fell on her car in the town of Zakopane at the foot of the Tatra Mountains, said a spokesman for firefighters, Andrzej Król-Legowski.

A 2-year-old was resuscitated and hospitalised after being hit by a falling tree in the same town, Król-Legowski said.

Local authorities have issued a warning against the dangerous winds of at least 100 kph (62 mph) and have closed mountain tracks in the Tatra National Park.