Mumbai rains: 10-year-old dies as tree crushes school van carrying 15 students

Officials said all 15 students were travelling in the Universal High School van

A 11-year-old student died on Tuesday after a roadside tree crashed onto a school van carrying 15 children in Mumbai’s Chembur on Tuesday afternoon amid heavy rain.The incident took place near Heritage Pride and was reported to the Mumbai Fire Brigade at 2.58 pm. Fire brigade personnel, police, a 108 ambulance and BMC ward staff rushed to the spot and carried out a rescue operation.

Five students were rushed to Zen Hospital in Chembur.

Officials said all 15 students were travelling in the Universal High School van when the tree was uprooted and fell on the vehicle.Initially, five students were rushed to Zen Hospital in Chembur, with one in critical condition.Authorities later began clearing the fallen tree and assessing the damage. The exact cause of the tree collapse is yet to be ascertained.