Mysuru: A 40-year-old man who was standing near a huge tree suffered serious injuries and died at the hospital when a tree branch fell on him near Woodlands Theatre here this morning. The deceased has been identified as Mahadeva, a resident of Rammanahalli in the taluk.

Mahadeva was standing near the tree along with others at about 7.30 am today, when the branch of a huge tree broke. Others who heard the sound of the branch breaking ran for their lives and the branch fell on Mahadeva, resulting in serious injuries.

Though he was rushed to K.R. Hospital by the public, Mahadeva breathed his last at about 10.20 am today after failing to respond to the treatment.

As the tree branch fell on the road, vehicular traffic was disrupted for sometime. Nazarbad Inspector M.L. Shekar and staff, who rushed to the spot, summoned MCC’s Abhaya team and got the branch removed.

Nazarbad Police, who have registered a case in this regard, shifted the body of Mahadeva to MMC&RI mortuary for post-mortem.