Damage caused by fallen tree on London Road, Waterlooville revealed as the trunk and debris have been cleared

Damage caused a tree which fell yesterday has been revealed as the trunk has now been cut into pieces and removed from the highway.
By Joe Buncle
Published 28th Feb 2023, 15:28 BST
Updated 1st Mar 2023, 14:22 BST
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The tree fell through the wall of Park Wood Lodge care home in London Road, Waterlooville where it once stood and demolished a small section of garden wall.

Jason Eaton, the landlord of the next-door Woodpecker pub, recalled the moment it fell with such force that he thought there had been a car crash.

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It fell at around 6pm on Monday, February 27 and narrowly missed two joggers according Jason. Police were called to the scene to assess the damage.

The remains of the fallen tree outside Park Wood Lodge care home on London Road, Waterlooville, on Tuesday, February 28. Picture: Sarah StandingThe remains of the fallen tree outside Park Wood Lodge care home on London Road, Waterlooville, on Tuesday, February 28. Picture: Sarah Standing
The remains of the fallen tree outside Park Wood Lodge care home on London Road, Waterlooville, on Tuesday, February 28. Picture: Sarah Standing

Jason said: ‘The road is all clear and they took the main stump of the tree away last night. They’ve left the cut-up bits of tree at either side of the road at the moment.’

What caused the tree to collapse remains unknown.

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Jason added: ‘There’s not been any kind of obvious signs - we’ve just got to wait and see on that one. The wall next door got hit by the tree but that was it - no other damage.’

The remains of the fallen tree outside Park Wood Lodge care home on London Road, Waterlooville, on Tuesday, February 28. Picture: Sarah StandingThe remains of the fallen tree outside Park Wood Lodge care home on London Road, Waterlooville, on Tuesday, February 28. Picture: Sarah Standing
The remains of the fallen tree outside Park Wood Lodge care home on London Road, Waterlooville, on Tuesday, February 28. Picture: Sarah Standing

Speaking hours after the incident, Jason said: ‘Luckily no-one was hurt but there were two runners running past and if they were a minute later they would have been hit. There’s no sign of a reason why it has collapsed. I thought it was a car crash to be honest. I went out and did a little run around to make sure there was no-one there, and no-one was hurt - or if any cars had been crushed.’

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A Hampshire County Council spokesperson said: ‘Hampshire Highways has now removed a tree that had fallen from private land and was blocking part of London Road in Waterlooville.’

‘We do not know what caused the tree to fall although fortunately no one was injured by this incident. It does not appear at this stage of our investigations to have caused any permanent damage to the road. However, a privately owned wall was knocked over and is currently barriered off.’

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