Dad ‘lucky to be alive’ after 30-foot tree fell on van he was driving

By Chris Flanagan

A dad says he's lucky to be alive after a 30-foot tree fell on his moving van - smashing the windscreen.

Scott Clarke, 43, was driving with friend William Martin in Watford, Herts, on Tuesday evening before a “bang” suddenly stopped the vehicle.

The pair later realised that a huge tree had toppled directly onto their van– coming to rest on its roof – though they miraculously escaped serious injury.

Dramatic pictures show the extent of the damage.

Gas engineer Scott, a dad-of-five, says that he feels lucky to be alive after the accident in Newhouse Crescent, where firefighters had to cut them out of the vehicle.

He said: “I’m a bit shocked, shaken and have a few little cuts from the windscreen.

“We had just pulled off from outside my house and as we passed the turni