Keith Downie said he had been left ‘badly shaken but still alive’ after the ancient oak crashed through his BMW’s windscreen yesterday.
The channel’s North East reporter shared shocking photographs on social media showing a bough stuck in the vehicle as well as extensive damage to the interior.
It comes as Storm Malik wreaked havoc across the country, leaving a nine-year-old boy and a 60-year-old woman dead due to falling trees caused by strong winds.
Staffordshire Police said a man is also in hospital after the incident which killed the boy, while the woman died in Aberdeen.
It comes as many across Scotland could be without power for the rest of the weekend as the impact of another storm due to hit on Sunday could be worse than anticipated.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon Sturgeon chaired a Scottish Government resilience meeting on Saturday as winds of more than 100mph were recorded.
