A 60-year-old woman and a 10-year-old girl were injured when they became trapped under a fallen eucalyptus tree in Santa Ana, according to a news report.
Santa Ana Fire Rescue said that the woman and girl were trapped under some branches after the 40-foot tall eucalyptus tree fell onto a sidewalk and street next to an apartment complex at South Fairview Street and West Segerstrom Avenue. Both victims were taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Public work crews were called to remove the tree; officials said they did not know what caused the tree to fall.
Last September, 29-year-old Haeyoon Miller of Tustin was killed when a eucalyptus tree fell on her car while she was driving on Irvine Avenue in Newport Beach. Following that accident, the City of Newport Beach hired crews to remove 104 eucalyptus trees from the street, and another 33 eucalyptus trees in Corona del Mar.
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