Mumbai, July 1 -- BJP MLA Sanjay Upadhyay on Wednesday expressed grief over the death of a student after a Peepal tree fell over a school bus in Mumbai's Chembur area and urged the municipal corporation for the timely trimming of the trees as well as the removal of weaker trees during the rainy season to avoid such incidents.

"The incident in Chembur where a Peepal tree fell on a school van, causing the death of a child, is extremely unfortunate. Trimming trees in time during the rainy season is very necessary, and neglect of this leads to such incidents. Trees should be maintained, but human life is also precious. It is difficult to compensate for what happened yesterday. The municipal administration needs to trim the trees, and those t...