India, July 5 -- A 63-year-old man died on Sunday afternoon after a tree uprooted by heavy rain and strong winds crashed onto a shop in Mumbai's Kurla West, officials said.

The accident was reported to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) Disaster Management Control Room by Roshan Shinde, personal assistant to the local corporator, following which rescue teams were rushed to the spot.

The victim, identified as Yunus Kundawala, was heading towards the shop when the free fell on him after he stepped off his two-wheeler. He sustained grievous injuries and was rescued with the help of local residents before being shifted to Fauzia Hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival.

The incident occurred near the BMC school in t...