Death of man hit by falling tree branch prompts concerned calls to Adelaide council

Residents in Adelaide’s north-east have “inundated” their local council with requests to check overhanging trees, after a falling branch killed a local man over the weekend.

The 57-year-old was killed when a tree branch crashed into his pergola on Saturday evening at his home at Amanda Drive in Surrey Downs.

Another man was taken to the Royal Adelaide Hospital with minor injuries.

Devastated neighbours said they had previously complained to the City of Tea Tree Gully Council about the tree, expressing concerns that it was…