New Delhi, Sep 23 (PTI) A five-year-old boy died and his mother sustained minor injuries after a tree fell on an auto-rickshaw near IP Extension in east Delhi, police said on Thursday.

The incident took place around 2 pm on Wednesday when the boy along with his parents and a relative were travelling in the auto-rickshaw, they said.

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The boy was standing inside the auto-rickshaw when the tree fell on the vehicle and he suffered a head injury while his mother sustained minor injuries, a senior police officer said.

The two were taken to a nearby hospital where the boy was declared dead on arrival and his mother was discharged after treatment, he said.

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The body has been handed over to the family after post-mortem, the police said.

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