Further travel disruption and power cuts are likely until 6pm, the Met Office said.
Part of a fallen tree which hit a car on Greenbank Road in Liverpool
More widely there are likely to be gusts of 35-45mph inland, even reaching 70mph around coasts during the morning.The wreckage of an airport bus which crashed on the way to Belfast International Airport during Storm Darragh The Met Office said heavy rain was expected to persist in central and eastern parts of England throughout Sunday, with 20-25mm forecast to fall across much of the country.Two men were killed on Saturday by falling trees hitting their vehicles.
The man, in his 40s, was driving his Citroen vehicle on the A59 at Longton, near Preston, at about 9am on Saturday.Detective Sergeant Matt Davidson, from Lancashire Police’s serious collision investigation unit, said: “Very sadly, this incident has resulted in the death of a man and our thoughts are with his loved ones at this time.
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