High winds Wednesday, March 23 caused a tree to fall and kill a Green Creek man as he was traveling in his truck.
William Allison, 55, of Tanner Road, Green Creek, was driving east on Tanner Road around 5 p.m. Wednesday when a tree fell on his Nissan pickup truck, according to N.C. Highway Patrol reports.
Windy conditions caused a dead pine tree to fall just as Allison passed below it.
Trooper C.J. Sama said the timing was really bad luck and he’s never seen anything like it. The tree broke off a few feet from the ground.
Allison was alone in the vehicle. Tanner Road was closed for some time Wednesday while the accident was being investigated.
The highway patrol, Polk County EMS, Green Creek Fire Department, the Polk County Rescue Squad and Polk County Sheriff’s Office all responded to the scene.