The tree is blocking the road near Clifton Green in York (Image: Sean Atkinson)
A LARGE tree has fallen in York, blocking the road and leaving passersby "astonished".
North Yorkshire Police officers are on the scene near Clifton Green after a large tree has fallen into the road.
Sean Atkinson, who was passing the area at the time the tree came down, said: "It's close to the beginning of Clifton Green, near to Bootham.
"A lot of people are stopping to look. Everyone seems to be astonished.
"Police officers are directing traffic through."
Tree surgeons have been sent to the scene to begin to remove it from the road.
Mr Atkinson said they are using machinery to chop the tree up.
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