Man suffers serious head injury after tree branch falls near Mumbai's Andheri subway

Adesh Gaikar, the victim

A 47-year-old man sustained a severe head injury after a tree branch snapped and fell on him near the Andheri subway on Wednesday morning. The victim has been identified as Adesh Gaikar, a resident of Virar East.

According to the Andheri police, the incident occurred around 8.50 am as Gaikar was walking towards his office with a friend after they both got down at Andheri station.

Near the Andheri subway, the branch crashed onto him, shattering his umbrella and hitting his head, due to which he collapsed.

Pradeep Wengurlekar (not in picture) holds the victim's head. Pic/By Special Arrangement

Doctors perform brain surgery

Police said a mobile patrol unit stationed nearby immediately responded and rushed Gaikar to Cooper Hospital for treatment, where he underwent emergency brain surgery and remains under observation in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU). His condition remains critical, and he is being closely monitored.

Voices

Pradeep Wengurlekar, Gaikar's longtime friend
‘I was just a few steps ahead when the branch suddenly came crashing down. It broke his umbrella and hit him on the head. Before I could react, he was lying on the road bleeding. Bystanders helped us while a nearby police vehicle rushed him to Cooper Hospital'

Apeksha, victim's wife

‘He had left home after a two-day break due to the bad weather. I had prepared a dabba for him and he left around 7 am. I was informed around 10 am about the incident. Doctors have done a brain surgery, and he is not responding as of now. They have told us that he should gain consciousness in the next 24 hours'.