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Cape Town runner dies after tree falls on her during race
The organisers of Cape Town's annual Slave Route Challenge will not release the name of the 59-year-old woman runner who died on Sunday during the race after a tree fell on her.
The woman succumbed to injuries after the incident in which a tree fell on her along the race route in the Company's Garden.
She died in hospital after emergency services responded swiftly to the tragedy.
The organisers of the run, Brimstone Itheko Sport Athletics Club, said she was conscious at the time of the incident.
Race director Zarina Meyer-Brewer said the organisers have been in contact with her next-of-kin and, out of respect for their privacy, will not release her name or further details.
'She was not a member of any running club and entered the race under a temporary licence, as allowed by Western Province Athletics and Athletics South Africa regulations,' she said.
