An 81-year-old woman died, and two others including a child were injured when a large tree branch fell onto a recreational vehicle.
The accident occurred Monday, July 19 afternoon in a public park in Dijon.
"For an unexplained reason, an ash branch fell from about fifteen meters high on a rosalie", a pedal cart for several people, said Franck Rigolle, the director general of technical services for the metropolis of Dijon.
The accident occurred around 4:40 p.m. at Parc de la Colombière, a listed municipal area of 30 hectares located to the south of the city.
"The 3,500 trees in the park are examined regularly"
In addition to the deceased, a 78-year-old woman and a 7-year-old child who were in the vehicle rented in the park were taken care of by the firefighters in a relative emergency.
A 20-year-old young woman who witnessed the scene was shocked and four other people are "involved" according to the prefecture of Bourgogne Franche-Comté.
The park was quickly evacuated and a medico-psychological unit was set up, said the same source.
"The 3,500 trees in the park are examined regularly," explains Franck Rigolle, who has noted heavy rains in recent days in the Burgundy capital but an absence of wind.
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