Man killed by tree during storm named locally

Kher Hussain Shahin was named locally as the man killed by a falling tree

Other A man with brown hair and wearing a grey jacket, blue shirt, red tie and a red rosette. — Kher Hussain Shahin was named locally as the man killed by a falling tree

A man who was killed by a falling tree during Storm Darragh has been named locally as Kher Hussain Shahin.

Mr Shahin died on Saturday when a tree collapsed and fell on to a car on Sutton Road in Erdington, Birmingham, at about 15:00 GMT.

In a post on X, Birmingham city councillor Majid Mahmood named Mr Shahin as the victim and said his thoughts and prayers were with his family.

Abdul Joshim, who said Mr Shahin was his brother-in-law, also shared a picture of him on Facebook and paid tribute.

West Midlands Police said the case had been referred to the coroner.

Residents spoke of their horror after the incident, with Hafiz Khalid saying he heard a “big bang” and his daughter’s scream as she looked out the window.

He said a “big chunk” of the tree had fallen across the car’s windscreen.

The man was fatally injured as the tree fell down on Sutton Road in Erdington on Saturday evening

The trunk of the tree lies next to a pavement, with blue slatted barriers cordoning it off. Its roots are visible — The man was fatally injured as the tree fell down on Sutton Road in Erdington on Saturday evening

“People were trying to open the doors,” he said, adding the vehicle’s horn was sounding continuously.”

“The police arrived and they opened the back window on the left side, and looked into it and shouted ‘can you hear?’ and there was no noise from [inside] the car.”

Sgt Benjamin Parsons, of the West Midlands roads policing unit, confirmed the victim’s next of kin had been informed.

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