A nine-year-old boy is one of at least three people killed as Storm Malik rips through Britain unleashing winds of up to 80mph.
The unnamed child was crushed to death by a tree torn down in Winnothdale, near to Tean, Staffordshire.
Police received a report at 1pm on Saturday that a tree had fallen on a boy and a man in Hollington Road.
They were were taken to the Royal Stoke University Hospital.
Sadly, despite the best efforts of medical staff, the child passed away.
His family are being supported by specially-trained officers.
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The man remains in hospital.
A crime scene is in place at the location, where people are asked to avoid the area.
The death is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be prepared for the coroner.
In a statement, Staffordshire Police said: "Sadly, despite the best efforts of medical staff, a nine-year-old boy passed away.
"The boy's family are being supported by specially-trained officers. The man remains in hospital.
"A scene remains at the location, where people are asked to avoid the area. The death is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be prepared for the coroner."
North Staffordshire has been battered with high winds of up to 44mph.
It comes after a 60-year-old woman also died after being struck by a falling tree in Aberdeen on the same day, Police Scotland confirmed.
While a 32-year-old lorry driver killed is believed to be the third fatal victim of the storm.
The crash, which happened shortly before 8am on the M74 in Scotland, involved a lorry and a car.
Scottish Police confirmed officers are now investigating the incident.
Investigators said the lorry crashed through the central reservation and collided with a car.
It is understood the wind may have blown the vehicle off course, reports the Scottish Daily Express.
Another man, Richard Nutter, escaped with cuts and bruises after his van was crushed by a tree due to the strong winds.
He was getting changed in the back of the vehicle after cycling when the tree came down on top of it in Apperley Bridge, Bradford.
He was initially trapped in the back seat but a friend managed to pull him out.
Shaken by the ordeal, Mr Nutter said he was a "very lucky man" to have escaped.
The Met Office earlier issued an amber alert covering large parts of Scotland as well as Northern England.
The worst-hit areas have seen gusts of up to 80mph.
New warnings were issued throughout Saturday as the forecast worsened.
A major incident has been declared in County Durham as the raging storm leaves homes without power.
Scots have been warned of flying debris which could cause "injury or danger to life" as the region was put on amber alert for wind from Sunday evening until Monday morning.
Yellow weather warnings for wind were also issued in the North East and across the Orkney Islands off the coast of northeast Scotland.
The national weather agency said the warnings will last until Monday afternoon, as Storm Corrie moves in just as Storm Malik departs.
