AGRA: Three people, including a couple, were killed when an old tree came crashing down on the hut they were sheltering in from heavy rainfall and high speed winds in Fatehpur Sikri’s Khera Kori village on Thursday afternoon.
The couple’s 12-year-old son sustained injuries.
A storm broke out at about 1.30 pm while Dhania (45), his wife Ram (40), their son, Pati Ram, and a neighbour, Prem Singh (25) were out in their field, police said.
They rushed to an abandoned hut to take shelter.
While they were sitting inside, the strong winds uprooted an old tree near the hut.
It fell on the hut, crushing the inmates.
While the three adults died, the boy survived but was injured.
Satyajeet Gupta,SP (west), said three bodies were taken out from the debris while the injured boy was taken to hospital.
The uprooted tree was cut and removed with the help of a JCB.
Financial assistance will be provided to the families of the deceased under the government scheme, said police.