A schoolgirl was freed from underneath a fallen tree in Erith thanks to a team of binmen and members of the public. The victim, a year ten pupil at nearby King Henry School, found herself stuck underneath a tangle of branches on the pavement, as 40mph winds swept across south east London. Stuart Burns, 68, who lives nearby in Northumberland Heath, came across the scene as he drove past. He said: “I got out my car, rushed over to help her and there was just one other man around. “The girl was in a lot of pain and trapped underneath. “I said to the other man that I would try and lift it off her and he could drag her out.