Storm Doris: Man dies after his car is hit by a tree in Shropshire

Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident last Thursday

High winds brought down many trees, including this one on the A49 north of Church Stretton in Shropshire. Two occupants were injured (PA)

A man has died in hospital after the car he was travelling in was hit by a tree during Storm Doris.

West Mercia Police confirmed the victim, who was aged in his 80s, died on Sunday after the incident in Shropshire last week.

The pensioner died at the Royal Stoke University Hospital, three days after he was critically injured when a tree struck his vehicle on the A49 near Church Stretton in Shropshire shortly before 9.30am.

The victim, who has not yet been named by police, was sitting in the front passenger seat of a Ford Focus driven by a 75-year-old man.

Pictures released by West Midlands Ambulance Service showed the red car crushed under a tree.

Officers at West Mercia Police said in a statement they were appealing for witnesses “who saw the incident or who can help with the investigation”.

The first confirmed victim of Storm Doris was 29-year-old Tahnie Martin, who worked at the University of Wolverhampton.

Tahnie Martin, who was killed by flying debris in Wolverhampton during Storm Doris (Facebook)

She was killed in Wolverhampton city centre after being struck by flying debris.

A man was left in a "serious condition" in a central London hospital, following reports of "debris falling from the roof of a building" by Victoria Station.

In Stoke-on-Trent a woman in her 60s was taken to hospital for a "serious head injury" after being hit by a carport roof.

Storm Doris battered the UK last week, causing travel disruption and significant damage to buildings.

Storms with the potential to cause a substantial impact are named by the Met Office and Met Eireann – the Irish equivalent.

The first was named Abigail in November 2015, and forecasters are now in their second run through the alphabet.

After Ewan, which hit at the weekend, Britons can expect to hear of Fleur and Gabriel.