Bengaluru, June 26: A 50-year-old man sustained critical head injuries after a large dried tree branch suddenly snapped and crashed onto him while he was riding his two-wheeler on Ramamandira Road in Rajajinagar on Wednesday evening.

The victim, identified as Suresh, was reportedly on his way out for his daily personal errands when the tragic accident occurred at around 5 p.m. The heavy impact of the falling dry branch caused severe head trauma, causing him to lose consciousness on the spot and collapse on the busy road.

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Passersby and local shopkeepers rushed to the spot, administered basic aid, and shifted an unresponsive Suresh to a private super-specialty hospital in Yeshwanthapura, where he underwent emergency neurological surgery. Attending doctors stated that his medical condition remains extremely critical and noted that the next 48 hours will be highly crucial for his survival and recovery.

Following the incident, local residents vented their anger against civic bodies and the forest department. Residents alleged that several dried, decaying trees and overhanging branches in the Rajajinagar neighborhood had posed a severe safety hazard to motorists and pedestrians for a long time. They claimed to have repeatedly urged the forest department and BBMP officials to prune or remove the dangerous branches, but no preventive action was ever initiated.

In the aftermath of the accident, forest department officials visited the spot and deployed workers to clear some of the overhanging dried branches on Ramamandira Road. However, this knee-jerk reaction further outraged local residents, who accused the department of sheer negligence and held it directly responsible for the near-fatal accident. Further official updates regarding Suresh’s health status and the subsequent civic investigation are currently awaited.

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