56-year-old man fatally struck by falling tree in East New York: police sources

EAST NEW YORK, Brooklyn (WABC) — A man was killed after being struck by a falling tree in Brooklyn on Saturday, according to police sources.

It happened at 700 Euclid Ave. in the East New York section.

Police sources told Eyewitness News that a 56-year-old man was walking through a parking lot when he was struck by the falling tree.

He was taken to Brookdale Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The investigation is ongoing.

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