Man injured as tree falls on Infantry Road

A tree fell into heavy wind on the infantry road in Bangalore on Wednesday. | Photo credit: Shreyas Hs

The racious winds uprooted a tree on the infantry road on Wednesday even hurting a man passing.

The tree was completely uprooted by the wind and fell on the pavement. The man suffered shoulder wounds and was urgently taken to the Bowring hospital, officials said.

The traffic movement was affected by letter. The branches were cut and then removed from the road and pavement.

According to the sources, despite the multiple complaints, the BBMP did not have the action of the tasks to prune or reduce the trees that age. Several branches throughout the infantry read are still precarious, which represents a threat to travelers and pedestrians, merchants along the way complained.

The BBMP control room reported three Tree Falls incidents and four incidents of branches that fall throughout the city. Floods were reported in a few roads in Bellandur.