A woman was killed in a horror incident after a massive tree branch "snapped" and fell on her on a busy road.

The woman, aged in her 40s, was killed on Barlow Moor Road in West Didsbury, Manchester this weekend after a large branch fell from a tree. Emergency services rushed to the road following a call at around 7.15pm on Saturday evening, but were unfortunately unable to save her

She died at the scene despite the best efforts of paramedics, with her death causing shock in the local community. Locals near the scene at the time of the incident have described the moment they saw the branch "snap".

A member of staff at nearby Barlow Moor petrol station told Manchester Evening News the branch fell as the woman walked beneath a tree.

They said: "The tree just snapped, it was a big bran

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