Lucky escape as 50ft tree crashes onto parked cars in Bath
Drivers in Bath had a lucky escape today as a 50ft tree crashed onto parked cars.
The tree smashed into cars parked in Weston Park Road as travel plans were plunged into chaos by the continued torrential downpours.
Roads were blocked, homes flooded and trains stopped in their tracks as the region bore the brunt of the latest storm to lash the country.
Police received a number of calls from worried members of the public after the tree blocked Weston Park Road around 11am today.
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The tree hit at least one parked car and brought down a street light but fortunately no one was hurt in the drama.
As the rain continued to fall in and around Bath the A431 between Bitton and Bath was closed because of flooding.
Long delays built up on the A4 Bath Road at Saltford because of flooding.
Drivers were advised the road was "passable with care".
Earlier Weston Road in the city was also flooded at the Park Lane junction and there were reports of flooding at the bottom of Winsley Hill.
Bath and North East Somerset Councillor Geoff Ward went onto the social network site Twitter to report: "Charlcombe Lane badly flooded, water pouring off the hills and creating mayhem!!"
The B4069 in Kington Langley near Chippenham and the A361 between Semington and Trowbridge was closed because of flooding.
Train services between Swindon and and Bath and Gloucester and Bristol were suspended as the rain brought wreaked more havoc.
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Comments
by jezer
Thursday, November 22 2012, 7:38PM
“Flooding is nothing new. I visited the local museum last week and there is a photograph of my house under five feet of water in 1920.”
by PantaloonDuck
Thursday, November 22 2012, 11:37AM
“A clever comment but inaccurate - I've seen plenty of evidence of leaf collection taking place.”
by Mr_Nemo
Thursday, November 22 2012, 11:17AM
“"Trying to blow the sodden leaves away with one of their "favourite toys" will not get very far in these extreme conditions."
Coincidentally, I saw a chap in the park yesterday trying to do just that on the footpaths close to Royal Avenue during the heavy rain - I think he was blowing more water about than leaves!”
by radstockjeff
Wednesday, November 21 2012, 8:19PM
“Mr_Nemo -.".... piles of leaves"
Wrong sort of leaves obviously.
We all know that this year has been exceptionally wet and the ground is fully saturated so that we should expect problems with excess surface water run off. But with all that in mind could not some additional gully emptying, gutter cleaning and leaf clearing have taken place to try and avoid the situations we are currently facing. Trying to blow the sodden leaves away with one of their "favourite toys" will not get very far in these extreme conditions.
radstockjeff”
by Mr_Nemo
Wednesday, November 21 2012, 1:12PM
“I happend to walk along Weston Park this morning shortly after the tree had fallen. I tried to flag down an approaching Service 20 'bus before it went up what had become a dead-end, but the driver simply ignored me - oh well, his problem.
In Weston High Street the water was coming OUT of the manholes. Much water cascading down Cavendish Lane and other places. Noticeable, as always sadly, just how many locations the water by-passed the drain grilles because of piles of leaves etc in the gutters.”