Assam: 5 People Escape Narrowly as Tree Collapses in the Middle of Busy Road

HAATSINGIMARI: A massive tree collapsed on the road in the Haatsingimari region of the state and the driver as well as four passengers saw a narrow escape in the incident.

The incident took place on the road that passed near the Magnet Academy located in the Haatsingimari locality of the South-Salmara Mankachar district of the state at around 4:30 PM on Thursday. Since the road is usually busy at that hour, local people mentioned that it was lucky that no one faced any serious injuries because of the incident.

A commercial passenger tempo vehicle was crossing the location at that time. The vehicle suffered minor damages in the incident but the four passengers and the driver of the vehicle were able to escape safely.

The windy conditions in the region are said to be the cause of the massive tree getting uprooted suddenly. Members of the State Disaster Management Force were informed regarding the incident and they arrived at the location soon after the incident. The team managed to chop the branches of the fallen tree and clear the road for regular traffic within an hour. But the road being blocked by the tree for an hour caused a heavy traffic pileup which needed quite some time to clear.

In another tragic accident, a youth died in the Biswanath region of the state while cleaning a well. According to local people, five people were engaged in cleaning the well of one Shibu Giri, who is a resident of the Goliya village of Biswanth. Out of the group, Sukleshwar and Sanjeeb Khariya had entered the well. But the water pressure was more than expected and both the youth were about to drown in the water of the well. The local people panicked because of the same and informed the fire and emergency services regarding the incident. Trained experts arrived on the spot and were able to rescue Sukleswar from the well but not Sanjeeb.

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