An 18-year-old youth was today killed when a huge tree fell on him in nearby Nilgiris district, in the wake of heavy rains lashing the hilly region for the past several days, police said.

The deceased Iman Augustine, along with his family members, was proceeding to the Church, when the roadside tree fell on him, they said. He along with a few others, who sustained minor injuries, were taken to the government hospital, they added.