Emergency services worked to free the pair after winds toppled tree in western Victoria’s Gellibrand but the male driver died at the scene
Man dead and woman in critical condition after car crushed by tree in Victoria amid wild weather in southern Australia
It was a busy night across the state last night, with almost 500 calls for assistance to VICSES. While the majority of help needed was for trees down, there were also 70 calls for help with building damage., State Emergency Service volunteers responded to more than 1000 calls for assistance in the past 24 hours, with 800 of those related to fallen trees.
In NSW, emergency services reported damaging gusts of more than 110km/h, with the Illawarra, South Coast, Snowy Mountains, Blue Mountains and parts of Sydney affected.SES crews had responded to 535 incidents across the state by 3pm, with the Illawarra and metropolitan Sydney most affected.The wild weather has continued in the nation’s west, with WA’s Department of Fire and Emergency Services issuing a Prepare Now alert for parts of the south and southwest coast.
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