Man dies after tree falls on van

8:00am Thursday 14th August 2008

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A man has died after a tree fell on his van in Clapham Common.

Police were called to Clapham Common South Side shortly after 2pm to reports of a tree fallen on vehicles yesterday.

Police, London Ambulance Service and London Fire Brigade attended and found a car and a van damaged.

The man, whose age has not yet been released was pronounced dead at the scene.

Two other men, who had also been in the van, were taken to a south London hospital.

One has serious back injuries; the other has an arm injury. Both are believed to be aged in their 30s.

The occupants of the car are believed to have escaped uninjured.

Traffic officers are at the scene and enquiries are continuing to establish the full circumstances of the incident.