Mumbai, July 01: Amid intense monsoon spells in Mumbai, an 11-year-old student died on Tuesday afternoon after a roadside tree uprooted and crashed onto a school van ferrying children in the Chembur area.

The incident transpired near the Heritage Pride building complex and was formally reported to the Mumbai Fire Brigade at 2:58 PM. Following the distress call, emergency response teams comprising fire brigade personnel, local police, a 108 medical ambulance unit, and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) ward staff rushed to the spot to orchestrate an immediate rescue operation.

According to municipal officials, a total of 15 students belonging to the Universal High School were inside the van when the heavy tree collapsed directly onto the vehicle framework. Initially, five injured students were extracted from the mangled vehicle and rushed to the nearby Zen Hospital in Chembur for clinical emergency management. However, one 11-year-old victim, who was admitted in a critical state, succumbed to internal trauma. BMC civic personnel later deployed mechanical cutters to clear the collapsed log from the thoroughfare. Local administrative authorities have initiated an assessment to evaluate the exact structural cause behind the sudden tree collapse.

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