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Vanessa Williams' daughter believes grandfather 'saved her' from near-death experience

Singer Jillian Hervey

Vanessa Williams' daughter Jillian Hervey escaped unharmed after a tornado sent a tree crashing down on her car - and believes her grandfather "saved her".

The Lion Babe singer was just 17 when the terrifying freak incident unfolded in New York, shortly after the death of Vanessa's dad, music teacher Milton Augustine Williams Jr., from an acute pancreatic infection in January 2003 at the age of 67.

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