A pedestrian had a lucky escape after a huge branch snapped off a tree as he walked next to it.
It smashed onto the road just a few feet away from him.
He glanced over and appeared to not appreciate how fortunate he was.
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Luckily, no cars were passing in the residential street at the time either.
But the massive branch also narrowly avoided parked vehicles in the road.
Kind-hearted folk in the street picked up the broken branch and moved it to the side of the pavement so cars could get by.
The near miss and clear up operation was captured on doorbell and house security cameras.
It happened on Tuesday (29 Apr), in Green Drive, Southall, west London, as reported on What’s The Jam
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Local Inder Randhawa said: “Imagine you parked exactly underneath.”
Bob Joshi joked: “Even the trees have had enough of Southall.”
Another claimed: “Tree looks dead.”
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A fourth said: “It’s good they moved it.”
Steven said: “It helps to stop an accident.
“That’s why the other two people helped not long after instead
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