East Sussex.

 Taxi driver narrowly escapes with life after huge tree falls on his cab

Police in East Sussex post a picture of the stricken cab on Twitter before revealing that one of their own patrol cars had been hit by a tree, minutes later

A taxi driver has narrowly escaped with his life after his car was crushed by a huge tree.
A picture of the badly damaged cab was posted on Twitter by Road Police East Sussex.
It shows the tree splayed across the vehicle in the middle of the road near Eastbourne.

Just minutes later Sussex Police tweeted that one of their own cars had been struck by a fallen tree.
The Tweet read: "And it happens to us! Police car damaged by falling tree on B2104 Mayfield Flat. Blocked road and brought BT cable down."

Another man in Sussex posted a picture of a "men at work" sign that had been blown into the middle of the street.

The storm, which is reportedly toppling trees and power lines, is moving in a northeasterly direction at around 45mph, according to the BBC.

It brought down power cables across the south, causing electricity cuts in some areas.
Kieran Hewitt in East Sussex, posted: "2nd power cut in the last 45 mins. Heavy rain and winds rising in Maresfield."