Tree falls on bus in Thane, no injuries reported

Pic/Thane Municipal Corporation`s Disaster Management Cell

A tree fell on a bus in Thane West on Monday, July 17, at around 9.50 am. The incident was reported to the Disaster Management Unit by a local resident.

According to the Disaster Management Unit, a tree fell on the bus parked near Khewra Circle Road in Manpada. Firefighters and the Disaster Management Cell were present at the spot.

No one was injured in the incident, the Disaster Management Unit said.

The tree that fell on the bus was cut and removed with the help of civic officials and the fire brigade personnel, the Disaster Management Unit said in a statement.

On July 9, An autorickshaw driver was injured in a tree fall incident in Thane city of Maharashtra, civic officials told news agency PTI.

A huge tree fell on a car and an autorickshaw at around 9.30 pm on July 9 in Khopat locality. He has been admitted to Kalwa civic hospital, the official said.

Meanwhile, two cars fell into a pit on the premises of a housing society in Thane city of Maharashtra on Saturday evening, leaving two persons injured, an official told PTI.

A Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) official told PTI the incident occurred at around 7:30 pm when a car dashed against another car parked in a housing complex. Due to the impact, both the cars broke past the barrier and fell into a pit, which was dug for some construction work.

Two persons in both cars sustained serious injuries. They were rescued by local people and rushed to a hospital, the official added.

(With inputs from PTI)