4 individuals critically injured by fallen bushes in San Francisco
Four people were in critical condition and one person suffered moderate injuries from downed trees in windy conditions in San Francisco Tuesday afternoon, officials said.
The injuries occurred as howling winds swept across the city between 3:45 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., Lt. Jonathan Baxter, a spokesman for the San Francisco Fire Department.
Two people were left with serious injuries and taken to a local hospital when a tree was downed on Post and Polk streets, Baxter told SFGATE by phone at 9 p.m. In another incident, a person was seriously injured by a fallen tree at 23rd Avenue and Lincoln near the Panhandle.
A tree fell on a car on Brotherhood Way and Lake Merced Boulevard. “One person has been rescued and is in critical condition,” Baxter said.
In Ellis, between Hyde and Leavenworth, a person was moderately injured by a fallen tree, he said.
Dangerous winds lashed across San Francisco Tuesday afternoon as a low-pressure system swept across the region. Individual gusts in the city approached 50 miles per hour, according to the National Weather Service.
After 8:30 p.m., the weather service reported that the low pressure area was moving into the North Bay and the winds were decreasing. “However, the associated rain will continue overnight with isolated showers into Wednesday,” said the weather service.
“With these unprecedented storms and weather events, it’s important to be prepared and have heightened awareness,” Baxter said. “Watch out for trees, cables and standing puddles of water.”