A ute on Airport Road near Hamilton was struck by falling tree branches as rain lashed the city on Tuesday afternoon. A trio of motorists had narrow escapes after falling trees crushed their cars in two separate incidents as a storm swept through Waikato. Kelly Hodel A ute on Airport Road near Hamilton was struck by falling tree branches as rain lashed the city on Tuesday afternoon. We were redirected as we found out this person was trapped ... a very large tree totally encapsulated that car. Meanwhile, two people were lucky to be alive after wild weather uprooted a large tree and crushed their cars in Tokoroa.

Source: Stuff December 03, 2019 01:55 UTC