A 35-year-old man, identified as Rahul Ashok Patil, died after a coconut tree fell on him while he was riding a motorcycle during heavy rain and strong winds in Maharashtra's Mira-Bhayandar city, officials said on Friday.
Patil, a resident of Murdhagaon and the son of a former deputy mayor of the Mira-Bhayander Municipal Corporation (MBMC), succumbed to his injuries at a hospital two days after the incident.
According to district authorities, the accident took place on Wednesday evening in the Sadanand Nagar area when a coconut tree, uprooted due to heavy rainfall and gusty winds, fell onto Patil's motorcycle.
He sustained serious injuries in the incident and was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he remained in critical condition before passing away on Friday.
Officials said the incident has been recorded as the first rain-related death in Mira-Bhayandar during the current monsoon season.
