A driver was killed Tuesday afternoon after a large tree fell onto a van in San Mateo County, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The CHP said the driver was alone in the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene.
A section of Alpine Road in the Portola Valley area near Interstate 280 was closed while emergency crews responded and police investigated the incident.
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