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Woman knocked unconscious after huge tree falls across US highway

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A Washington woman has been left with head injuries after a tree fell atop her car as she was driving down a highway yesterday.

Dashcam video taken by fellow motorist Radimer Lewis Sr. and posted to his Facebook page the same day shows the tree suddenly tipping over and striking a red Toyota Prius on the Interstate 5 near the town of Fife, local broadcaster KOMO reports.

The 54-year-old female driver of the Prius suffered head injuries as a result of the smash and was left unconscious.

She was taken to Harborview Medical Centre in Seattle for treatment and is believed to be in a stable condition.

The fallen tree sparked a traffic jam stretching back at least 16km while State Department of Transportation employees worked to remove it.

The cause of the accident is not yet known, though it is believed erosion may have been a contributing factor.


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