200-year-old tree collapses in Nagashettyhalli; residents say they were wary of it and had warned the authorities.
One person was killed and five injured when a 200-year-old tree came down crashing on them in Nagashettyhalli, near Sanjaynagar, on Saturday afternoon.
The tree fell on Nagashettyhalli Main Road at 3.15pm. The deceased, Ravi Kumar, was a resident of Nagashettyhalli. He was going towards Sanjaynagar on his motorcycle when the tree collapsed on him. A car, two autorickshaws and two motorcycles were also stuck under the tree. Ravi was unlucky as the tree collapsed bang on him.
Auto driver Govardhan, whose auto was crushed, sustained fractures. Manjunatha, driver of the second damaged auto, said he would have lost his life had it not been for a few moments’ delay. Sujathamma, a flower vendor, too sustained injuries.
Mune Gowda, who works with HP gas agency and was one of those who lent a helping hand, said he noticed that the priest of Muneshwaraswamy temple, Ravi, was in a car crushed under the tree. He said he broke the car’s window and pulled out Ravi with the help of others.
Two persons who were seriously injured were rushed to MS Ramaiah Hospital in a police jeep as the ambulance got delayed by more than 15 minutes.
Along with police, firemen rushed to the spot for rescue work. About 50 persons, including policemen, firemen, Bescom employees and the local people, got down to cutting tree and clearing the road. The road was cleared for motorists only by 6.30pm. Till then, traffic was thrown out of gear in the area.
The body of the deceased was taken to MS Ramaiah Hospital for postmortem. The local corporator, Venkatesh, rushed to the spot. He said proper compensation would be given to the deceased and the injured.
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