Crime & Safety
Large, Fallen Tree Seriously Injures Person In Easttown
The victim was hospitalized in stable condition.
EASTTOWN, PA — A person was seriously injured after a tree fell on them Tuesday in an Easttown home's yard, officials said.
It happened around 4:30 p.m. on the 400 block of Old Lancaster Road, where a large tree fell and pinned the victim between a thick branch and a riding lawn mower, according to the Berwyn Fire Company.
During the rescue, the rest of the tree fell and landed away from everyone else, officials said.
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The person was brought to Paoli Hospital in serious-but-stable condition.
It wasn't immediately clear what caused the tree to fall.
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Easttown Police and the Paoli Fire Company helped at the scene.
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