City folk describe 'weird experience' after tree falls near city centre

One woman, Beth Poynter, who was finishing her last shift at the Weavers Arms on Muspole Street, described how she heard a "crackling sound" from outside the pub shortly before 3pm on Friday.

The tree's branch caused damage to the back of the vehicle (Image: Newsquest)

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She said: "It was a really loud crackling sound, enough to distract me from my work.

"When I came out people were running........

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