A motorcyclist in Bengaluru misplaced his life and one other was severely injured in Koramangala on Wednesday after a tree, uprooted by robust winds throughout a spell of heavy rain, crashed onto their two-wheeler.
The victims had been instantly rushed to St. John’s Hospital.
In response to a report by NDTV, CCTV footage captured the terrifying second when the huge tree collapsed with out warning, putting the shifting bike and sending each the rider and pillion passenger tumbling to the street.
The victims had been instantly rushed to St. John’s Hospital. Whereas the rider succumbed to his accidents, the pillion passenger is at the moment present process therapy, the report added.
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The incident got here amid widespread rain throughout town, which led to waterlogging, fallen bushes, and extreme visitors disruptions. The Indian Meteorological Division (IMD) had issued an advisory earlier within the day, forecasting gentle to reasonable showers accompanied by gusty winds in Bengaluru.
Officers in Bengaluru have since reported a number of circumstances of bushes toppling because of the intense climate, because the municipal response groups labored to clear particles and restore normalcy in affected areas.
Two die of electrocution in Bengaluru
In one other tragic incident linked to the downpour, two individuals died of electrocution within the NS Palya space of BTM Structure on Monday. Manmohan Kamath (63), a resident of Madhuvan Residences, was reportedly making an attempt to function a motor pump to take away rainwater from his constructing’s basement when he was electrocuted.
A 12-year-old boy, Dinesh, the son of Bharath, a Nepal nationwide residing in a close-by condo, additionally misplaced his life below related circumstances.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southeast Bengaluru) Sarah Fathima confirmed each deaths and mentioned investigations are underway to evaluate what led to the tragic accidents.
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