Tree falls on cars on West Street

This was one of the cars smashed by a fallen tree last Thursday on West Street.

An old tree fell on two parked cars on West Street on the evening of Thursday, October 3, 1996. No one was injured.

Eyewitnesses say that a dump truck hit some of the branches on the tree earlier that day, possibly causing the tree to weaken. The tree fell directly on one car and smashed the hood of another,while blocking the street.

Worcester Department of Public Works crews arrived at the scene later that evening with chain saws and a truck with a grappling claw to remove the tree.

None of the car owners were available for comment.