Peepal tree felled on auto-rickshaw, driver injured
Source: The Sangai Express
Jiribam, April 22 2018:
An auto-
rickshaw driver has been
seriously injured when a peepal
tree felled onto the vehicle he
was driving.
The bizarre incident hap-
pened in Jiribam when the
driver identified as
Thingbaijam Dineshore Singh
(46) s/o (L) Th Dhananjoy
Singh of Dibong was driving
the auto-rickshaw towards
Babupara from Dibong.
When he reached
Sanakhong area near
Babupara, the giant peepal tree
that grows on the roadside
felled and crushed the roof of
the vehicle injuring Dineshore
to his head.
Appassersby
named Md Abdul rescued the
auto driver from inside the
vehicle, said witnesses.
How-
ever, the only woman
passenger was unhurt in the
accident.
Dineshore has been
taken to Silchar for treatment.