Freak Accident Kills Minnesota Man

Bad timing is to blame for the death of a Minnesota man.

Authorities say a tree fell into the road and landed on a truck, killing 66-year-old Raymond Bronk.

The accident happened on Sunday as a thunderstorm struck the area.

Ron Granrude, Winona County Sheriff: “It hit on the passenger side first, of course, and came down right over the cab.  Seconds either way, if he had been a little sooner or a little bit later, he wouldn’t have been hit, obviously.”

The Bronk family is well known in the Winona area, and residents tell us their extended family owns a flower shop in town.