A road worker clearing trees following Storm Amy was pushed into a ditch by a motorist.
The unnamed man was using a chainsaw while working on the A82 in Glenn Coy, Scotland, when he was suddenly hit by the driver of a grey Renault van.
The motorist was described as being around 40 to 50 years old, 5ft9 tall with grey facial hair.
He was reported to be wearing a blue beanie hat, a black Rab waterproof jacket and blue jeans, and is believed to have a French or Italian accent.
Inspector Katy Duncan said: ‘Fortunately the victim was not seriously injured, however, the fact he was attacked whilst operating a chainsaw is outrageous and so dangerous.
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‘The worker was doing his job in challenging weather conditions to ensure the road network was re-opened, and it is completely unacceptable that he was subjected to this behaviour.’
Much of Scotland was placed under severe weather warnings for wind this weekend amid disruption from Storm Amy.
The first named storm of the season has prompted weather warnings throughout Britain and Ireland for heavy rain and strong winds of up to 100mph in coastal areas.
Police have confirmed a man in his 40s died in a ‘weather-related incident’ at a domestic home.
The victim, named locally as Tommy Connors, was fatally injured in the Letterkenny area of Co Donegal this afternoon.
His sister Lisa-Marie posted online, saying he ‘didn’t deserve any of this mortal sin’ and that he will ‘be missed big time’.
She said: ‘I beg you Jesus he didn’t deserve this to happen… To go on top of a shed roof to fix it and fall from it. God I’m angry today Tommy. Brother you didn’t deserve this, my heart is broken for you.’
As of Sunday evening, 12,000 homes were still without power, Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) confirmed.
At its peak the storm cut off electricity from nearly 100,000 properties.
More than 70,000 had power restored on Sunday, with engineers working through the night to reconnect the remaining homes.
The Met Office said wind gusts reached 96mph across northern Scotland on Saturday, with some areas experiencing as much as 84.6mm of rainfall within 24 hours.
In London, all Royal Parks were closed on Saturday to protect visitors from falling trees.
A further 2,600 homes remain cut off from electricity across the island of Ireland.
Alex Houston, NIE Networks operations manager, said: ‘The last remaining customers will be reconnected tomorrow and crews are being redirected to those areas to ensure that happens.
‘We would like to thank those impacted for their patience while our crews worked through the damage caused by the high winds.
‘I would also like to thank our teams and contracting partners who once again stepped up and worked long hours over the weekend to ensure power could be restored as quickly as possible.’
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