2 Dead After Tree Falls On Car Near Preston

ISSAQUAH, WA — Two people died Sunday afternoon after a large tree fell onto their vehicle along Preston-Fall City Road, east of Issaquah.

Eastside Fire & Rescue confirmed the crash on social media around 3:30 p.m., just north of Preston Mill Park, and said the King County Sheriff's Office would take over the scene to complete a full investigation.

A spokesperson for the sheriff's office told Patch that detectives with the Major Accident Response and Reconstruction unit were expected to remain at the scene into Sunday night.

While investigators have not formally said what brought the tree down, a frontal system moving through the region brought periods of heavy rain and high winds to King County on Sunday afternoon, downing trees around Puget Sound and briefly knocking out power for more than 100,000 people. A high wind advisory was in effect for the East Puget Sound lowlands until 6 p.m.