A young man had a lucky escape after he was nearly crushed by a tree in 'freak accident' in a park in Wicklow this week.
The incident happened at around 2pm on Monday on a public path at the new tourist attraction, Beyond the Trees, in Avondale Forest Park.
Visitors had been walking along the pathway from the visitor centre to the carpark when a part of the tree fell in what is believed to have been a “freak accident”.
