21-05-2025
Man lands in hosp as tree falls on parked vehicles in Byculla
Mumbai: A 43-year-old man sustained injuries on the head, chest, and back after a tree got uprooted and fell on three to four vehicles parked near Kinjal Tower on N M Joshi Marg in Byculla (W) on Wednesday evening.
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Passersby rushed the victim, Shahnawaz Shaikh, to the civic-run
, where whe was admitted.
Meanwhile, a day after a gulmohar tree crashed on the gates of Jalvayu Vihar Society-Sector C in Powai and grievously injured watchman Prashant Torane (54) and his wife Shobha (51), they are both out of danger.
BMC officials on Wednesday confirmed that the gulmohar stood on private premises and trimming permission had been granted to the society in March.
Shobha suffered serious injuries to her head and shoulder, while shards pierced Prashant's arms after the tree fell on them on Tuesday, around 8.40pm. Residents rushed them to a nearby hospital. When TOI visited the Toranes' residence in Powai on Wednesday, a heavily medicated Shobha lay unconscious. The Toranes' son-in-law said: "She suffered a deep lacerated wound in the parietal area over her mid-scalp about 5-7 cm long, with bleeding and was rushed to Powai Polyclinic and Hospital, where she received 14 stitches.
She's on heavy medication and resting now, but we've been told to stay alert for symptoms like vomiting..."He added that Prashant, who had the shards surgically removed, is also suffering from severe swelling in his right leg. The Toranes thanked society chairman Ranjeet Singh who helped them reach the hospital and paid their medical bills.
Meanwhile, the residents have been stranded on the premises since last night as the fallen tree has blocked the gates and damaged the boundary wall, said society chairman Ranjeet Singh.
Society secretary Aviraj Singh, "We seem to be under lockdown. No one can leave the building, and no vehicles can enter."
