Giant Tree Falls On Car During Storm Crushing Teen Girl Inside Who Miraculously Survives

This giant tree fell on a car during a windstorm, crushing a teenage girl who was sitting inside and who had to be cut from the wreckage by firemen.

Video footage shows the moment the huge tree topples towards the car, but does not include the moment of impact, as the tree also caused a power cut, which stopped the camera from working as well.

The victim Amanda Goncalves, 16, only suffered a fractured right leg in the frightening incident, which took place in the city of Campo Grande in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul on Friday, 15th October.

Amanda Goncalves, 18, was trapped when a tree fell on the car she was in, in Campo Grande, Brazil, on 15th October. (Newsflash)

She was taken to hospital and was discharged on Tuesday, 19th October.

The teen was waiting in the parked car while her mother went to buy a new shower head when the tree fell, hitting overhead power lines and causing a power cut in addition to crushing the girl’s leg.

Manicurist Fabiane Barreiros Goncalves was returning to her vehicle when she saw the tree falling as if “in slow motion”.

Amanda Goncalves, 18, pictured in the hospital, was recued after a tree fell on the car she was in, in Campo Grande, Brazil, on 15th October. (Newsflash)

She told news outlet G1: “The tree fell on top of the car and, as far as I knew, she was dead inside the car.”

She went on to dub her daughter’s subsequent escape as a “miracle”.

The storm that hit Campo Grande on the day of the accident brought winds of up to 90 kilometres per hour (56 mph) and a giant dust cloud.

Amanda Goncalves, 18, was recued after a tree fell on the car she was in, in Campo Grande, Brazil, on 15th October. (Newsflash)

Several road accidents occurred throughout the city and there were thousands of power outages as a result of the adverse weather conditions.

With the arrival of the dust cloud, the day suddenly “became night”, according to local residents.

Two other vehicles were hit by the falling tree, but no other injuries apart from Amanda’s were reported.