<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> <docID>337917</docID> <postdate>2025-02-09 14:26:50</postdate> <headline>Woman killed by debris after tree struck by lightning</headline> <body><p><img class="size-full wp-image-337918" src="https://citynews.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20181020001366994641-original-resized-e1739071433779.jpg" alt="" width="878" height="584" /></p> <caption>One woman died and another was injured by debris from a tree that was struck by lightning. (Simon Bullard/AAP PHOTOS)</caption> <p><span class="kicker-line">By <strong><span style="color: #800000;">Poppy Johnston</span></strong></span></p> <p><strong>A woman has died after being hit by debris from a tree struck by lightning.</strong></p> <p>A second woman in her 40s was taken to hospital in serious condition after the strike in southwest Sydney on the stormy Saturday afternoon.</p> <p>Paramedics and a medical team rushed to the address in Cawdor about 5.30pm. NSW Ambulance confirmed one woman was fatally injured by shrapnel from the tree and a second taken to Liverpool Hospital with injuries to her hands and face.</p> <p>The injured woman was taken to hospital in a serious condition, accompanied by a medical team in the ambulance.</p> </body>