Man killed after tree falls on him

A man died after a tree fell on him while he was checking the car after hearing a sound while driving at Addahole on Shiradi Ghat on Sunday.

According to police, the deceased is Suresh Navada (43), a resident of Bommanahalli in Bengaluru and a native of Pavanje.

He was working in a software company in Bengaluru.

He along with his wife Rashmi Sequeira and two children had visited Pavanje a few days ago and were returning back to Bengaluru when the incident occurred.

When the car reached Addahole on Shiradi Ghat, Navada heard a sound in the car. So he parked the car and got out to check the source of the sound when a huge tree fell on him and crushed him to death.

His wife Rashmi and the children escaped unhurt.

A case has been registered in Uppinangady.