1.   The tree was struck by a lightning bolt.

2.   The tree was struck by lightning.

3.   The car struck the tree.

4.   FIVE people died and a teenager was seriously injured yesterday when a car full of youngsters returning from a nightclub struck a tree in the Irish Republic.

5.   As the plane approached the airport, it struck another tree and passed over an area that had been cleared of trees just two weeks before.

6.   Bono died in Lake Tahoe, Calif., after skiing ahead of family members on an intermediate slope when he crossed beneath a ski lift and struck a tree.

7.   A thunderstorm came up and lightning struck the tree.

8.   He lost control of his car, slid off the road and struck a tree.

9.   He said he lost control of the car, striking trees and temporarily blacking out.

10.   Hector died in March when his car struck a tree on the West Side Highway.