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Virginia woman gardening killed after freak accident on Easter Sunday, police say

Prince George Fatal Tree Crash
Posted 1:48 AM, Apr 21, 2025
and last updated 2:03 AM, Apr 21, 2025

PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY, Va. — A woman was killed in what police are calling a freak accident in a Prince George neighborhood on Easter Sunday.

Emergency crews were called to the 7400 block of Springlake Drive just before 6 p.m. for a report of a tree that had fallen on a person.

Investigators said the woman was gardening in her yard when she was struck by a large tree limb.
Police said the woman was pronounced dead at the scene.

Officials believe what happened was a freak accident.

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