A woman in Ho Chi Minh City died on the way to the hospital after she passed out from being hit by a dead tree branch that suddenly fell on her head while she was crossing a street.

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43-year-old Do Thi Tuyet Hanh died while being taken to Nhan Dan Gia Dinh Hospital yesterday evening after she was injured by a branch which fell from about 10 meters on Dinh Tien Hoang Street, Ward 1, Binh Thanh District,

The surprising accident occurred at about 6:30 pm while Hanh, a trader, was crossing the street towards a bus stop to catch a bus to her home in District 12 after a day of business.

The branch, which was about 4 meters long and 0.1 meters in diameter, fell hard on Hanh’s head, causing her to fall to the ground and faint in a pool of blood.

The ‘deadly’ branch was from a tree with the scientific name dipteracarpus alatus which is about 30 meters tall and numbered 106.

Binh Thanh District Police are coordinating with relevant agencies in investigating and handling the case.

The point where the branch separated from the tree before falling from a height of 10 meters (Photo: Infonet)

 Investigators examine the scene of the accident (Photo: Infonet)

Staff from the HCMC Tree and Park Company arrive at the scene to handle the incident (Photo: Phu Nu Online)

 Traffic police and other forces trying to deal with congestion caused by the accident (Photo: Infonet - Phu Nu Online)