A terrible accident that took place in Hyderabad today claimed the life of an auto rickshaw driver.
A huge tree fell on the footpath near the Old MLA Colony of Hyderguda, killing the man, a Gouse Pasha.
The incident took place at around 1 pm.
As there was not much traffic at that time, more loss of life or limb was avoided. Two auto rickshaws were however completely destroyed in the incident.
The body of the deceased was shifted to the Osmania Hospital mortuary for a post mortem by the police.
An electric pole next to the tree also collapsed. Due to this, officials of the electricity department stopped power supply in the neighbourhood for a while.
DRF teams removed the tree from the road, and vehicular movement was then allowed again.