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Tree Collapse at SSKM Hospital Kills Visiting Woman, Injures Three
A woman named Raheda Bibi went to SSKM Hospital to visit a sick relative.
She arrived early Monday morning with her nephew.
While she was resting near a hospital building, a large tree suddenly fell.
The tree struck her and she died soon afterward.
Three other people were also hurt.
Two of them received treatment and went home.
Another injured person stayed in the hospital for observation.
Hospital officials have asked the forest department to check the condition of the trees.
Raheda Bibi, 47, died after a tree fell on her inside SSKM Hospital on Monday morning.
Bibi had arrived from Nalhati with her nephew to visit her ailing relative.
Three people were injured; two were discharged, while one remained under overnight observation.
Police registered an unnatural death case at Bhowanipore police station.
Hospital authorities asked the forest department to inspect trees across the hospital compound.
- Who
- Raheda Bibi, a 47-year-old resident of Nalhati, was killed; three others were injured.
- What
- A tree inside SSKM Hospital’s compound broke and fell, causing one death and three injuries.
- Where
- Beside the urology building inside SSKM Hospital.
- When
- Monday morning, after Bibi arrived around 4:45 a.m.
- Why
- The tree suddenly fell; the articles do not establish why it broke.
Key facts
- Victim
- Raheda Bibi, 47
- Origin
- Nalhati, Birbhum
- Hospital arrival
- Around 4:45 a.m. Monday
- Tree height
- Approximately 18 metres
- Other injured
- Jillar Rahaman, 68; Shish Mohammad Sheikh, 76; and Feelu Satra, 60
- Injured patients’ status
- Jillar Rahaman and Shish Mohammad Sheikh were discharged; Feelu Satra remained under overnight observation
- Investigation
- An unnatural death case was started at Bhowanipore police station
Quotes
A hospital official
An official providing an update on the injured victims
“We have written to the forest department so that officials can inspect the condition of the trees. The tree that fell was around 18 metres tall. Once we receive the report, we will take the necessary action.”
telegraphindia.com
“Jillar and Shish were discharged after necessary treatment. Feelu Satra has been kept under overnight observation. He has been admitted to the yellow zone (for urgent care) of the trauma care unit.”
telegraphindia.com
Sources
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