30 June,2026 11:04 AM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
The incident occurred at around 8.35 am, damaging several parked vehicles in the area. Pic/Thane Municipal Corporation`s Disaster Management Cell
A man was injured and 10 parked vehicles were damaged after a tree collapsed near Wagle Estate Police Station in Thane on Tuesday morning, officials said.
According to the Thane Municipal Corporation's Disaster Management Cell, the alert about the incident was received at 8:49 am on June 30.
The incident occurred near Wagle Estate Police Station, beside Prashant Corner on Road No. 31 in Wagle Estate, Thane (West).
The injured man has been identified as Pawan Jha (52), a resident of Sai Dham Society in Dnyaneshwar Nagar, Thane. He sustained head and chest injuries after the tree fell on him while he was walking to his office.
He was rushed to Pragati Hospital in Wagle Estate, where he is undergoing treatment.
The fallen tree also damaged 10 vehicles parked along the roadside. The affected vehicles included a bomb squad bus belonging to Thane Rural Police, a light commercial tempo, two cars and six two-wheelers.
The damaged vehicles included a bomb squad bus (MH 12 YN 1868), a Maruti Suzuki Ertiga (MH 04 LB 4673), an Ashok Leyland Bada Dost light commercial vehicle (MH 04 MR 3043), a Honda Unicorn motorcycle (MH 43 AQ 2713), a Honda HF Deluxe motorcycle (MH 43 AH 8599), a Yamaha FZ motorcycle (MH 04 NC 6062), a TVS Jupiter scooter (MH 04 MM 1156), two Honda Activa scooters (MH 04 GH 7134 and MH 04 LR 4971), and a Maruti Suzuki WagonR (MH 03 DU 6614). The owner of the WagonR was not immediately known.
Teams from the Wagle Estate Police, the Tree Authority Department, the Thane Municipal Corporation's Disaster Management Cell and the Fire Brigade were deployed to the site soon after the incident.
The Disaster Management Cell dispatched a pickup vehicle, while the Fire Brigade deployed a rescue vehicle and a fire engine.
Officials from the Disaster Management Cell, Tree Authority Department and the Fire Brigade were jointly engaged in cutting and removing the fallen tree to clear the road and restore normal traffic movement.
A large branch of an almond tree fell on two parked cars near Kalavati Aai Temple in Rabodi No. 2, Thane West, on May 9 night, according to the Disaster Management Cell of the Thane Municipal Corporation.
The incident was reported to the civic body's Disaster Management Cell at around 9:28 pm on May 7. Officials said the branch collapsed onto vehicles parked along the roadside in the Rabodi area.
