India, July 1 -- An 11-year-old Class 6 student Vihan Shrivastav died and four other children suffered injuries when a 70-year-old peepal tree uprooted and fell on a school van ferrying students of Universal High School in Chembur, to their homes, on Tuesday afternoon. One of the injured children is being treated in the ICU of Zen Multi-speciality Hospital, Chembur East.

This is the fifth tree-fall case reported in the city over the last two months, renewing concerns over the safety of ageing roadside trees despite routine inspections by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).

Tuesday's incident occurred around 2:58 pm near Road Number 11, close to Diamond Garden. The spot is 2 kilometers from the school which gave over at 2:30 pm...