London man killed by tree falling on his moving car in Storm Boelo

A man in his 20s has died after his car was hit by a tree in north London

Author: Emma JonesPublished 26th Oct 2026

A man in his 20s has been killed in stormy weather in north London after a tree fell on top of his moving car.

The Metropolitan Police says it happened at around 12.40pm on Sunday.

The victim was pronounced dead at the scene in Mill Hill.

Another man, who was 60, died after he was hit by a falling tree near Castle Douglas in Dumfries and Galloway yesterday morning.

Storm Boelo brought winds of more than 80 miles an hour, causing flooding, fallen trees and widespread travel disruption.

Tens of thousands of homes were left without power.

There's a race to fix-up the damage before the next weather warning kicks in tomorrow.

There's a yellow weather warning in place across much of Scotland, the north of Northern Ireland and northern England on Tuesday.

Some coastal areas could see gusts of 70 miles per hour or more.

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