A young woman has been crushed to death by a falling tree in central Adelaide.
The woman was sitting under a gum tree at the University of Adelaide’s soccer ground on War Memorial Dr when part of the trunk collapsed about 2.30pm on Wednesday.
Emergency services attempted to revive the woman but she could not be saved.
Arborists have been called to the scene while police investigate the circumstances of the woman’s sudden death.
Adelaide Lord Mayor Dr Jane Lomax-Smith described the horror incident as ‘shocking’.
A young woman was crushed to death at the University of Adelaide’s soccer field on Tuesday (pictured, police at the scene)
The woman was sitting under a gum tree when its trunk collapsed (pictured, emergency services at the scene)
‘Council staff are assisting authorities at the scene, and we are doing our best to determine what has happened,’ she told 7News.
‘Unfortunately, I can provide no further information at this time, as the circumstances which led to this tragic event will be the subject of an official investigation.’
Council staff were at the scene assisting authorities.
