Thane, May 7 (PTI) A large gulmohar tree fell on an autorickshaw in Thane city on Wednesday, killing a passenger and seriously injuring its driver, a civic official said.

The incident occurred around 6 pm near Flower Valley in Runwal Nagar, said Yasin Tadvi, chief of the Disaster Management Cell of the Thane Municipal Corporation.

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Taufik Saudagar (27), who was travelling in the auto, and the driver of the three-wheeler, identified as Shafik Shabbir, sustained head injuries.

Saudagar was rushed to the district government hospital, where doctors declared Saudagar dead, he said. Shabbir is being treated at a nearby medical facility.

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Efforts are being made to cut and remove the fallen tree to clear the area, the official added.

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