The deceased was identified as Dilip Jaronde (59), a resident of Dighori in Nagpur
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A retired employee of the Central Jail here was killed after a tree fell on him when he was going on a motorcycle in Civil Lines area of Nagpur on Wednesday morning, police said.
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The deceased was identified as Dilip Jaronde (59), a resident of Dighori in Nagpur. He was a former driver of the Jail Printing Press, he said.
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"Jaronde was on his way to some work around 11.15 am. Suddenly, a tree fell on him near Raja Rani Chowk, in which he was seriously injured. Some passers-by rushed him to a private hospital, where doctors declared him dead," an official said.
The incident caused a traffic snarl at the junction and the road was cleared by the Nagpur civic body's staff in some time.
A case of accidental death was registered by Sitabuldi police, he said.
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