Tree falls on truck in Austinburg, narrowly misses driver
A tree falls on a pickup truck, crushing the cab during a brief storm in Austinburg on Sept. 22, 2012. (Photo courtesy: viewer Paul Simon)
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Posted: 09/23/2012
AUSTINBURG, Ohio - A large oak tree came crashing down onto a pickup truck Saturday afternoon in Ashtabula County.
It happened at a farm on State Route 307 in Austinburg.
The tree was blown over during a brief storm that brought hail, thunder, lightning and a downpour of rain to the area, said the NewsChannel5 viewer.
The driver of the truck was shaken up, but not injured. He said if he had been driving just a bit slower, the tree may have landed on the cab and crushed him, rather than across the pickup bed.
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