By Ben Cubby
A woman was killed by a falling tree branch in Sydney’s south-west on Sunday afternoon, as high winds battered the city and coastal NSW.
The woman, thought to be in her 60s, was struck by the falling branch on Castlereagh Street, immediately west of Liverpool’s central business district, just before 1pm. The street is partly lined with large native trees.
A woman was killed by a falling tree branch in Liverpool.Credit: TNV
Paramedics treated her at the scene but she could not be revived, police said. She is yet to be formally identified.
Officers attached to Liverpool City Police Area Command are investigating and a report will be prepared for the coroner.
The State Emergency Services responded to 56 calls for help around the state on Sunday, including 41 in Sydney, relating to storm damage such as fallen trees and damaged roofs.
Trees and large branches were down in many parts of Sydney including the Randwick, Bayside, Warringah and Ku-ring-gai council areas.
The Bureau of Meteorology issued a warning for damaging winds at 10.40am on Sunday.
A gust of 98 km/h was recorded at Wattamolla in the Royal National Park, and a gust of 89km/h was recorded on Sydney Harbour.
Winds of 60 to 70 kilometres per hour, with gusts of up to 100km/h, were expected all along the NSW coast, from Narooma in the south up to the mid-north coast, the bureau said.
Dangerous surf warnings were also in force along most of the NSW coast.
Winds are expected to ease by 8pm on Sunday.
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