India, May 29 -- A 76-year-old woman died after a tree collapsed on the autorickshaw she was travelling in near Neelayam Talkies at around 3.30pm on Wednesday when strong winds and rain lashed the city.

This is the second such incident in the recent past. A man died after a tree fell on him near Alankar Police Station in Kothrud on May 26.

The deceased has been identified as Shubhada Yashwant Sapre of Anand Nagar near Santosh Hall on Sinhagad Road.

The crash damaged the three-wheeler and left the woman passenger with critical injuries. Emergency responders rushed the elderly to Chaitanya Hospital where she succumbed to injuries during the course of medical care, according to the police.

According to autorickshaw driver Sanjay Avchare,...