Pune Apr 23 (PTI) A couple and their 7-year-old niece died after a tree fell on their motorcycle in Pune's Purandar tehsil, a police official said on Saturday.

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The incident took place on Friday evening near Pimple in Saswad area when the three were going to Parinch, he said.

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"At around 7pm, a half-burnt banyan tree fell on the motorcycle, killing the couple instantly, while the child died after being rushed to a nearby hospital," he said.

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