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Plumber Seriously Injured By Falling Tree In Old Greenwich

GREENWICH, Conn. -- A plumbing contractor from Milford was in serious condition in the hospital after a large tree fell on him Friday afternoon in Old Greenwich, police said.

The tree that fell on the man lies on the vehicle that he was entering at the time he was struck.

The tree that fell on the man lies on the vehicle that he was entering at the time he was struck.

Photo Credit: Greenwich Police Department

Greenwich firefighters removed the man from underneath the tree, and Greenwich Emergency Medical Service paramedics began offering him aid, police said.

The man had been preparing to get into his vehicle when the tree fell on him around 1:15 p.m., police said. 

Benjamin Street has been closed to traffic, and the Greenwich Tree Department is on the scene to remove the tree.

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