61-year-old woman killed by falling tree while walking on Saucon Rail Trail in Northampton County

LOWER SAUCON TWP., Pa. (WPVI) -- A 61-year-old woman has died after she was struck by a falling tree while walking in Lower Saucon Township, Pennsylvania.

Robbin Mary Danko, of Springfield Township, was walking on the Saucon Rail Trail in the 1700 block of Valerie Lane in Northampton County on around 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday when she was injured.

She was taken to St. Luke's University Hospital in Bethlehem, where she later died.

"Very sad. A lot of people are here for their health, staying in shape, especially in wintertime. It's very sad someone like that had a tragic accident," said Adriaan Vangallen of Lower Saucon.

Officials said her cause of death has been ruled an accident due to blunt force injuries.

Danko was a former Central Bucks School District employee.

The area saw heavy wind gusts on Wednesday.

"It shocks me, but yesterday the winds were excessive," said Ed Kolosky of Hellertown.

Avid walkers and bikers on the trail Thursday said it is lined with plenty of old trees. Older trees are at risk of coming down in severe weather.

"The town does a good job cleaning things up, and I've seen them prune a little bit from time to time, but there's a lot of old-growth trees here and it happens," said John Pearson of Hellertown.

Storms rolled through the Delaware Valley Wednesday afternoon. The heavy rain uprooted trees in some areas and flooded parts of the Schuylkill Expressway.