15-year-old girl hurt as tree falls on her in Thane

Tejaswini Bhalerao was on her way back home from school

A 15-year-old girl escaped with minor head injuries after a tree fell on her on a street in Kharegaon, Thane, on Monday. She was taken to Kalwa hospital, where doctors have said she is stable.

Officials remove the tree from the spot on Monday. (PRAFUL GANGURDE/HT)

“Tejaswini Bhalerao was returning home after school around 2pm when two trees fell. One of them fell on her,” said S Kadam, in charge of Regional Disaster Management Cell (RDMC), Thane.

Local residents informed the RDMC, and a team later removed both trees, said Kadam. “The trees were uprooted as it was planted on a rocky land, which caused weakening of the roots. The trees were huge and could be 10 to 15 years old,” said Kadam.