An auto driver died after a tree fell on his vehicle amid rains in Karnataka Bengaluru. The deceased has been identified as Mahesh.
Mahesh was a resident of Bengaluru’s Ittamadu area
According to PTI, the deceased was a resident of Bengaluru’s Ittamadu area. The police said that the incident took place at 7:30 pm on Thursday.
The police said the tree fell on Mahesh’s auto at a bus stand on Kathriguppe main road. The police sent the body for postmortem.
Visakhapatnam: Seven killed due to the collapse of a wall
On April 30, Seven people were killed after a 20-foot wall collapsed during a temple festival in Visakhapatnam. The incident occurred due to the collapse of a wall due to heavy rains.
“I am deeply saddened by the death of seven devotees due to the collapse of a wall during the Chandanotsavam of Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy. My deepest condolences to the families of those who died in this incident due to the collapse of a wall due to heavy rains,” read a post by the Chief Minister.
శ్రీ వరాహ లక్ష్మీనరసింహ స్వామి చందనోత్సవంలో గోడ కూలి ఏడుగురు భక్తులు మృతి చెందడం నన్ను కలచి వేసింది. భారీ వర్షాల కారణంగా గోడ కూలడం తో జరిగిన ఈ ఘటనలో మరణించిన వారి కుటుంబాలకు నా ప్రగాఢ సానుభూతి. అక్కడి పరిస్థితి పై జిల్లా కలెక్టర్, ఎస్పీ తో మాట్లాడాను. గాయపడిన వారికి చికిత్స…
— N Chandrababu Naidu (@ncbn) April 30, 2025
“I have spoken to the District Collector and SP about the situation there. I have ordered that the injured be provided with treatment. I am reviewing the situation from time to time,” CM Naidu’s post added.
‘Downpour may have affected the wall’
Vinay Chan, Principal Secretary of the Endowment Department, told the news agency, ANI, that, prima facie, it appears that the downpour in the early morning may have affected the wall.
Search and rescue was carried out by teams of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and the National Disaster Response Force, an official said.
