Auto driver dies as tree falls on three-wheeler

A driver of a three-wheeler was crushed to death while two passengers sustained injuries when a branch of an old "Pipal" tree fell on the vehicle while it was passing through Daroga Rai Path near Panch Mandir in Patna on January 17, 2011. Reports said the Pipal tree was caught into fire on January 16 night and it became dangerous. The driver was identified as Raju Sao of Simri Bahpura village under Maner police station.

Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui