NORTH MIAMI, Fla. — Medics rushed a man to a local trauma center after a tree fell on a moving Range Rover after a lightning strike in North Miami on Friday morning, first responders said.

According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, the incident happened at around 11:30 a.m. in the area of North Miami Avenue and 125th Street.

CCTV footage obtained by Local 10 News shows the pinpoint timing of events that sent the man to the hospital: immediately after the strike, the Norfolk pine falls on the front of luxury SUV at at the very moment the driver passes by.

Video taken from the aftermath shows a large tree snapped in half and the SUV severely damaged.

North Miami police were at the scene investigating.

Authorities believe the man will recover.

Glenna Milberg

Emmy award-winning journalist Glenna Milberg joined Local 10 News in September 1999. She hosts "This Week in South Florida", South Florida’s highest-rated, most-watched public affairs program, anchors Local 10 World News Weekends, and covers South Florida's top stories and big issues for Local 10 News.

Man hurt after lightning strikes tree, falls on moving Range Rover in North Miami

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