NEW DELHI: A 50-year-old man was killed and his 22-year-old daughter was injured on Thursday morning when a tree fell on them while they were riding a motorcycle in southeast Delhi’s Kalkaji area amid heavy rainfall in the national capital.
A CCTV footage of the incident showed that the road was covered with the road and traffic was passing through the stretch slowly. Meanwhile, when the deceased, along with his daughter, came on his bike near the tree, it fell on them and also damaged some other vehicles nearby.
The daughter of the victim was seen trapped under it below her waist and asking for the help from the nearby people. However, the tree was so huge that people could not help her and waited for the authorities to start the rescue operation.
According to a senior police officer, around 9:50 am, an old roadside Neem tree suddenly fell in front of HDFC Bank near Paras Chowk, Kalkaji. Two people on a motorcycle were trapped under it. They have been identified as Sudhir Kumar and his daughter Priya.
After receiving information, local police came to the spot and started rescue operation immediately. A JCB was arranged and both injured were safely extricated and shifted to Safdarjung Trauma Centre. Sudhir passed away during the treatment, while Priya suffered a fracture in the right pelvic region. She is stable and recovering, Deputy Commissioner of Police (southeast) Hemant Tiwari said.
Additionally, a car parked in the area also got damaged in the incident, but no one was injured in car. The area was secured and traffic was regulated accordingly to avoid further disruption.
Amit Chaturvedi, brother of a man whose car was also trapped under the tree, said that his brother was going to the office when the incident took place.
“I was in the office and called my brother to check whether he left for the office or not since there were heavy rains in the national capital since morning. He told me that a huge tree had fallen onto his car due to which the vehicle got damaged. Fortunately, he has not received any injury in the incident,” Chaturvedi stated.
A local resident Ankita Singh said that the incident took place in the morning. “The tree was huge in size due to which a bike rider, who was riding with his daughter, was trapped under it. They both were residents of Tughlakabad. A car was also damaged in the incident and the owner, a resident of Kalkaji, escaped unhurt in the incident,” she said.
