Careful with the New Year clear-up - list of most deadly injuries Horror electric shocks from festive lights, tumbling trees and snowy shopping disasters are just some of the terrible and sometimes fatal mishaps to strike in the wake of New Year and Christmas celebrations.
In the UK, around 350 people are injured each year by Christmas tree decorations, either during falls, by electric shocks and burns, or by swallowing the bulbs, as they can look like sweets to young children.
A similar tragedy played out at a Christmas market in Oudenaarde, Belgium, on December 22 last year, when a collapsing 20-metre (66ft) high tree fatally crushed a 63-year old woman and left two other people injured.
It sounds like something out of a bad Christmas flick - but a toppling Christmas tree can be deadly - so be careful when putting them out for the rubbish.
Just last month, a young police officer was killed in South America after a huge tree fell over during a festive light switch on.
