India, Aug. 14 -- NEW DELHI

A 50-year-old man died and his 22-year-old daughter was injured when a 50-70-year-old neem tree came crashing down on them during their commute on a motorcycle near Paras Chowk, in south Delhi's Kalkaji, during a downpour on Thursday morning.

The deceased was identified as Sudhir Kumar, of Tughlakabad, and the injured was identified as Priya. Officials said the tree was so large that the fire brigade had to saw through it for around half an hour to rescue the woman. Even after rescuing the woman, it took officials over three more hours to clear the spot, according to locals.

Bhavik Garg, who runs a wholesale clothing shop near the spot, said two JCBs and one truck were present in the area. "The fire brigade ...