Man killed after branch falls on his head during pruning
new delhi, Jan. 9 -- A 45-year-old man died after a branch from Peepal tree (Ficus religiosa) fell on him while he was walking on a road in west Delhi's Naraina on Thursday.
The workers were pruning the tree, a task assigned by the PWD, when a branch fell on his head. Police said the deceased, identified as Mukesh Kumar, a resident of Naraina village, was a tea seller and was on his way to work in the morning.
Senior officers said staffers were pruning the tree early morning around 6-7 am when the incident took place.
DCP (west) Darade Sharad Bhaskar said, "We were told that a man was injured after part of a tree fell on him. The man was immediately taken to RML Hospital by locals, however, he was declared brought dead by the doctors"
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