Siliguri, 12th May: A huge tree toppled onto the SF Road in Siliguri on Saturday night. Fortunately, there were no reported major injuries or fatalities as a result.
As per reports, the incident occurred after the storm and torrential rainfall resulting in the tree to collapse. On Sunday morning, local commuters experience traffic disruption due to the tree blocking the road. Later, municipality workers swiftly arrived at the scene and cleared the fallen tree.
Notably, a few days ago, another tree collapsed at the Don Bosco More area on Sevoke Road where a young woman sustained injuries. Additionally, an e-rickshaw and a scooty were damaged in that incident.