Man was nearly hit by falling parts of large old tree at Leamington bowls club
Work is taking place to remove a large old tree from the grounds of Royal Leamington Spa Bowls Club after parts of it fell and nearly hit a man during a match there on Sunday (June 21).
The work to remove the tree, which involves using heavy machinery and tools including a large wood chipper, a cherry picker and chainsaws, started yesterday (Monday June 22).
This will continue today (Tuesday June 23) and take until at least tomorrow to be completed.
The incident took place on A Green at the end of a para pairs qualifying competition ahead of the National Bowls Finals at the club in August.
The club said one man was ‘very lucky’ when parts of the tree fell and landed either side of him.
West Midlands Ambulance Service said a crew treated a woman for injuries not believed to be serious before taking her to University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire.
Two others were assessed and discharged at the scene.