Overview
- A large dry branch snapped from a roadside tree on Ram Mandir Road in Rajajinagar and struck a motorcyclist, knocking him unconscious and causing a crash.
- Doctors performed emergency brain surgery and have said the patient is in a coma with the first 48 hours being critical.
- CCTV footage that showed the branch breaking off on Wednesday evening has circulated online and was used by witnesses and reporters to reconstruct the crash.
- Residents say they had repeatedly complained to the BBMP Forest Cell and West City Corporation about hazardous branches at the site, and police have registered an NCR and opened a preliminary inquiry.
- Officials describe the failure as a sporadic incident while civic teams investigate pruning practices and older, dead branches as possible causes, a concern underscored by a similar fatal case reported last year.