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22
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5%
1 of 22 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Emergency crews worked to save the young man’s life, but paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene.
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him → work → scene
In a statement, the Metropolitan police said they were called at about 12.40pm on Sunday to Dollis Road, at its junction with Abercorn Road, following reports that a tree had fallen on top of a moving car.
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tree → say → car
Officers attended alongside paramedics and firefighters.
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Officers → attend → paramedics
An air ambulance was also sent.
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ambulance → send → ?
Despite the efforts of emergency services, the motorist could not be saved.
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motorist → save → services
The road remained closed into Sunday evening.
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road → remain → evening
Chief inspector Guy Ellwood, from the Met’s north-west command unit, said: “This is a deeply tragic incident and our thoughts are with the loved ones of the young man who lost his life.
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who → say → life
We will now work with the local authority and coroner to establish the circumstances surrounding the incident.”
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We → work → incident
A London Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: “We were called at 12.29pm on Sunday, October 25, to reports of an incident near Abercorn Road.
“We sent resources to the scene, including ambulance crews, incident response officers and paramedics from our hazardous area response team.
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We → say → team
We also dispatched a trauma team from London’s Air Ambulance.
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We → dispatch → Ambulance
“Very sadly, despite the best efforts of our crews, a man was pronounced dead at the scene.”
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man → pronounce → scene
Two fire engines were deployed from Finchley Fire Station.
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engines → deploy → Station
Police said the driver’s next-of-kin had been informed.
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next → say → kin
Highgate Woods in north London was closed by City of London, the authority responsible for the woodland, over concerns about high winds.
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Woods → close → winds
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Their injuries were understood not to be serious.
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injuries → read → More
Firefighters told locals that a “big gust of wind” had forced the planks of wood, metal poles and waterproof sheeting down from the construction site.
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gust → tell → site
The High Road was closed in both directions for a number of hours, with huge tailbacks reported, while emergency services worked to make the scene safe.
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scene → close → hours
The severe climate followed on from Storm Austen, which struck the south-east on Friday.
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which → follow → Friday
Beyond the runways, the conditions forced a last-minute cancellation of London's annual Diwali celebrations in Trafalgar Square.
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conditions → force → Square
Independent health and safety experts advised the Greater London Authority that heavy gales and persistent downpours on Saturday made it unsafe to build and set up the staging in the Square for Sunday's festival.
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it → advise → festival
Met Office forecasters are monitoring another low pressure system moving in early next week.
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forecasters → monitor → system
It does not appear as potent as storms Austen and Boelo and there are no current plans to name it, but it will bring further wet and windy weather.
The country can expect a return to more dry and settled conditions after that, the Met Office said.
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Office → appear → that
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