Archive · 7 Sep 2026
Woman Killed as Tree Crushes Moving Car During Indore Rain
A big tree fell onto a car while it was moving through Indore during heavy rain.
Radha Devi Singhi was inside the car with family members.
She was returning home after getting treatment for her eyes.
The car was badly crushed, and people became trapped inside.
Rescue workers used machines to move the tree and open the car.
Radha Devi was taken out after being trapped for nearly an hour.
Doctors said she had died.
Other people in the car were hurt and taken to a hospital.
The reports disagree about Radha Devi’s age and the exact number of injured people.
Radha Devi Singhi, reported as 72 or 75, died after a tree fell on her moving car in Indore.
The accident occurred during heavy rain on Monday in the MG Road area, with one report specifying Chiman Bagh Square near Central Jail.
Reports said either two or three other occupants, including the driver, were injured and hospitalized.
Rescuers used a JCB machine, hydraulic crane and cutting equipment to free those trapped inside the crushed car.
Radha Devi was returning home with family members after receiving eye treatment, including cataract surgery, according to the reports.
- Who
- Radha Devi Singhi, the mother of Deputy Collector Purnima Singhi, died; other occupants, including the driver according to one report, were injured.
- What
- A tree fell onto a moving car, killing Radha Devi and injuring other occupants.
- When
- Monday evening during heavy rain.
- Where
- Indore, Madhya Pradesh; reports identify the area as MG Road and, more specifically, Chiman Bagh Square near the Central Jail.
- Why
- The tree collapsed during heavy rain while the car was passing through the area.
- Deceased
- Radha Devi Singhi
- Reported age
- 72 in one report and 75 in another
- Deputy collector
- Purnima Singhi, posted with the Narmada Valley Development Authority
- Incident conditions
- Heavy rain
- Reported location
- MG Road area; Chiman Bagh Square near Central Jail
- Rescue equipment
- JCB machine, hydraulic crane and cutting equipment
- Casualties reported
- One death; two or three others injured, depending on the report
