India, June 30 -- At least five people were killed and three others injured after a neem tree collapsed on an e-rickshaw during a storm in Uttar Pradesh's Firozabad district on Monday evening, police said.

The accident took place around 8:30 pm near Chidrai village under the Fariha police station area in Jasrana tehsil. The e-rickshaw, carrying eight passengers, was travelling from Awagarh in Etah district towards Fariha when strong winds caused a large roadside neem tree to fall directly onto the vehicle.

According to District Magistrate Santosh Kumar Sharma, the e-rickshaw was completely crushed under the weight of the tree, trapping all the occupants inside. Police, fire brigade personnel and local villagers rushed to the spot after ...