A 200-year old chestnut tree has fallen onto a main route into Norwich today. Newmarket Road was completely blocked which caused massive tailbacks around the ring road and the bypass.The tree crashed from a garden to the road at about 1.30pm and has completely destroyed fence panels from a garden on the corner of Upton Road. No pedestrians or cars were in the area when it fell.
One of the witnesses was Antony Little, Conservative Parliamentary spokesman for Norwich South, who was out campaigning in Eaton with local Conservative activists.
He said: “We were out delivering leaflets in the Upton Road area when we saw the traffic coming to a standstill on Newmarket Road. The police arrived soon after and began to direct vehicles away from the tree initially with some help from my campaign team.
“It’s incredibly fortunate that there were no fatalities. It could have been so easy for the tree to have crushed a bus, severely injuring passengers and pedestrians alike.
“I was also very impressed with the quick and decisive response from the police as they diverted motorists away from the obstruction and managed to get the traffic moving again.”
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