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At approximately 12:40 GMT, the Metropolitan Police responded to reports of a fallen tree striking a moving vehicle on Dollis Road in Finchley. Tragically, a man inside the car was pronounced dead at the scene. Chief Inspector Guy Ellwood from the North West Command Unit expressed his condolences, stating, “This is a deeply tragic incident and our thoughts are with the loved ones of the young man who lost his life.”
Emergency services acted swiftly, with the London Ambulance Service deploying incident response officers, paramedics from its hazardous area response team, and a trauma team from London’s Air Ambulance to the location. Meanwhile, Police Scotland confirmed another fatality elsewhere, reporting that a man died after being struck by a falling tree near Castle Douglas in southern Scotland.
The recent severe weather conditions, brought on by Storm Boelo and the preceding Storm Austen, caused extensive disruption across the UK. According to the Energy Networks Association, around 838,700 properties suffered power outages during the storms. Strong wind gusts were recorded at 85mph in Machrihanish, Argyll and Bute, and 84mph in both Stornoway in the Outer Hebrides and Capel Curig in north Wales. The Met Office had issued an amber wind warning covering Scotland and parts of northern England until 21:00 on Sunday, alongside a yellow warning affecting other northern areas, including Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, parts of the East and West Midlands, and North Wales, both of which expired the same evening.
The impact of the weather was particularly severe along Scotland’s Clyde coast. The main road between Skelmorlie and Largs sustained significant damage, and numerous businesses in Largs experienced flooding overnight on Saturday. In Gourock, a boat was found stranded on the roadside, and Girvan endured power outages throughout Sunday. In Dumbarton, situated on the River Clyde’s north bank, Muhammad Zubair Ashraf’s mobile phone shop was flooded overnight, suffering estimated damages between £5,000 and £10,000. Expressing his distress, Ashraf described his losses as “heartbreaking.” Travel conditions across the country deteriorated significantly, with Scottish police advising against unnecessary journeys. In addition to road disruptions, ferry operations were affected, some flights to and from Belfast, Glasgow, Aberdeen, and Dublin airports were cancelled, and rail services across the UK experienced delays and interruptions
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