Naval surgeon's son dies in tree collapse

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Press Trust of India Mumbai
Last Updated : Jun 06 2017 | 10:22 PM IST
A 14-year-old son of a Naval surgeon died after a termite-infested tree fell on him at Navy Nagar in Colaba in south Mumbai today, police said.
The incident occurred at Somnath Vatika in Nofra (Naval Officers Residential Area) in afternoon when Rahul Madanmohan was headed to meet his school friends.
As he was walking, the flame tree suddenly collapsed on him, police said.
Rahul suffered serious injuries in the incident, police said, adding that he was rushed to the Naval hospital INS Ashwini with the help of Navy Police, but was declared dead before admission by doctors there.
Rahul's father Vipankumar Madanmohan works as a Colonel (Medical Surgeon) in same hospital, they said, adding that Rahul's body was handed over to his family members after postmortem.
A case of accidental death has been registered by police.

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First Published: Jun 06 2017 | 10:22 PM IST

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