1 dead, 3 injured in 2 tree fall incidents in eastern suburbs
Ranjan Nishad (27), a plumber, suffered injuries after a huge Gulmohar tree in a private compound got uprooted and fell on his scooter near Fatima School, Sewri Cross Road, around 8:30pm on Wednesday.
He passed away at KEM Hospital around 1:30am on Thursday. The condition of Nishad's relative, plumber K Balkrishna (33), who was riding pillion rider on the scooter, is said to be stable. Balkrishna, who suffered serious injuries to his left leg, is admitted to KEM Hospital.
In another incident, a branch fell on two pedestrians, injuring them, near Jaitvan Garden, Thakkar Bappa Colony Road, Kurla East, at 11:30pm on Wednesday.
The condition of the two is said to be stable.
F-South ward officials said Sewri's Angel Housing Society where the Gulmohar tree got fatally uprooted, had sought permission for trimming the tree, but they did not carry it out. The BMC's F-South ward has sought the opinion of the garden department on whether a notice could be issued to the society regarding the incident. It occurred when Nishad and Balkrishna were returning home to Nalasopara after completing a plumbing job at a BMC office in Cotton Green.
Balkrishna, in pain and facing the prospect of surgery, remains unaware that Nishad is dead.
"About 15 to 20 people helped us, and we were rushed to the hospital in a taxi," said Balkrishna, who makes about Rs 15,000 a month and will likely have to return to his village in UP until he recovers.
BMC superintendent gardens Jitendra Pardeshi did not respond to calls from TOI seeking a comment on the incident. A BMC's F-South ward and garden department official said, "We have sought the opinion of the garden department as to what action can be pursued against the society."
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