Every day that Mumbaikars step out of the house, any number of things could go wrong, especially during the monsoon. But as Malad accountant Parag Pawaskar stepped out on Friday morning, he could not have anticipated that a tree would fall on his car and crush him to death, on his birthday no less.

The tragic incident was not only extremely unfortunate, but was perhaps preventable. All reports stated that waterlogging near the tree’s roots may have made the soil loose, resulting in the fall. Civic authorities claimed that this particular tree was healthy, but did add that trees become heavier and tend to keel over and fall during the rainy season.