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Three dead in tree collapse incidents in Jogeshwari, Malad, and Govandi
Updated On: 15 June, 2019 07:05 AM IST | | Rupsa Chakraborty and Arita Sarkar
Three more dead and two injured in mishaps on Friday as showers persist

Malad resident Shailesh Rathod was on his way home from a temple when the branch fell on him; (right) the tree that fell on Anil Ghosalkar in Jogeshwari
Tree fall incidents in the monsoon have claimed three more lives in the city, this time in Jogeshwari, Malad and Govandi. The deceased have been identified as Anil Ghosalkar, 48, who was a driver, Shailesh Rathod, 38, who worked as a sales executive at BKC and Nitin Shirvalkar, 43, a BARC employee.
The first incident occurred in Jogeshwari east at 1 am, when a Gulmohar tree fell on Ghosalkar. The tree was located inside the premises of the Takshashila society in Meghwadi. Civic officials said, "Ghosalkar was a driver and he was cleaning a car when the branch fell on him. He was taken to the Holy Spirit hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries and was declared dead at 4:37 am." They added that they had sent a notice to the society on April 22 asking them to trim the branches of the trees. Officials from the garden department said they will send another notice to the society to trim the trees.
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