India, Aug. 14 -- The Opposition Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday hit out at the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after a massive roadside tree in south Delhi's Kalkaji uprooted and crashed onto vehicles moving slowly through rainwaterlogged streets, killing a 50-year-old man and leaving his daughter critically injured.

The incident, which occurred around 9.50am on Hansraj Sethi Marg near Paras Chowk, was captured on CCTV camera. Footage shows a large neem tree, standing just off the footpath, toppling over without warning and crushing vehicles in its path, including the motorcycle on which the victims were travelling.

Police identified the deceased as Sudhir Kumar, a caretaker at a Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) nigh...