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A driver who was in stationary traffic when a large tree fell on the car he was driving in Weybridge escaped with a few cuts to his hand.

Mark Young was driving his wife's car and was on the way home when the tree hit the vehicle on the A317 Balfour Road between Weybridge and Addlestone at around 5.30pm on Tuesday (December 17).

He managed to escape the vehicle without sustaining serious injuries, although he did suffer cuts to his hand that had to be "patched up".

Mr Young, whose wife runs a garden design company whose branding is on the side of the car, told SurreyLive: “I was stationary in traffic at the time and then unfortunately the tree fell on the car. I was just heading home sat in traffic.

"I have no serious injuries apart from some minor cuts to my hands and bruising to my legs. The car is pretty much done for. The tree has landed and gone through the front of it.

"I’d like to make it clear that whilst the car has sign writing for my wife’s garden design company on it, that tree had nothing to do with us or her work.”

Pictures from the scene showed significant damage to the front of the vehicle, with the tree trunk, branches and other debris spread across the road.

As a result, the incident caused rush hour delays for all traffic around Weybridge.

Inrix, the traffic and travel service, said: "A317 Balfour Road partially blocked, queuing traffic due to accident, a single car involved and fallen tree at B374 Church Street.

"Congestion to surrounding roads around Weybridge and Addlestone. On the roundabout. Due to the adverse weather conditions, a tree has fallen and landed on a car."