In a shocking incident, two people were crushed to death after a tree fell on an auto-rickshaw in Thane on Wednesday night.
According to the Regional Disaster Management Cell (RDMC) of the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC), the incident took place in front of Gadkari Rangaytan, Dr Mus Marg, Ghantali, near Talao Pali Lake, Thane.
“Both auto-rickshaw driver and passenger died on the spot,” said RDMC TMC officials.
The huge tree fell on the auto-rickshaw (MH 47 AZ 4822) at around 10 pm.
The fire brigade, a rescue vehicle, along with a disaster management cell and the local police carried out the rescue operation. The bodies were sent to the nearby civic hospital.
Surjitt Sahani
