Storm Eowyn has battered the British Isles today with wind speeds of up to 90mph and has so far claimed the lives of two people in incidents in Ireland and Scotland
A second person has been killed in Storm Eowyn after a tree fell on a man’s car.
Police in Ireland said the man died as a tree fell on his car as the storm battered County Donegal. Gardaí (Irish police) said the man died at about 5:30am this morning.
A Gardaí spokesperson said: “At approximately 5.30am this morning 24th January, 2025 Gardaí were alerted to a serious road traffic incident at Feddyglass, Raphoe, Donegal. Subsequently Gardaí and local Emergency Services have attended the scene where during Storm Eowyn a tree fell on a car.
“A male driver, was fatally injured during the incident. The body of the deceased remains at the scene at this time. Gardaí are working with local authority and third party contractors to facilitate the removal of the remains of the deceased from the scene.
“N14 remains closed at this time. Forensic collision investigator and divisional scenes of crime have commenced investigation at the scene. Investigations are ongoing.”
The death comes after a 49-year-old man was killed in Irvine, south west Glasgow, by falling roof tiles, the Daily Record reported. His family have been informed about the death by Police Scotland. One neighbour said of the death: “The first I heard was when the police knocked at the door about 10:30am.
“I heard it happened at about 6:30am. They didn’t say much but I believe he was found lying under the archway. On any other morning I would have been out and would have seen him.”
Another added: “The police came round and asked a few questions but they didn’t say anything about who the man was. My son called me to say they’d heard the man had died. I don’t know who he was.”
The area was cordoned off this morning as police carried out an investigation into the tragedy, which has since been lifted. Several roof tiles can be seen in the vicinity.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 10.10am on Friday, 24 January, 2025, we were called to a report of an unresponsive man in East Road, Irvine. Emergency services attended and a 49-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene. His family is aware.
“The death is being treated as unexplained but it is not believed to be suspicious. A report will be sent to the Procurator Fiscal.”
The deaths come as all of the island of Ireland remain under a red weather warning as well as in central Scotland. Multiple people have reported property damage in the storm
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