#VIDEO: Palm tree crushes Indian TV presenter to death in Chembur, Mumbai

A famous Indian TV presenter died after she was crushed by a falling palm tree. Kanchan Nath, 58, had been returning home from a yoga class in Chembur, Mumbai, at 8am on Thursday morning. CCTV footage of the tragic event shows her wearing a blue top as she walks in the middle of the road past a row of shops and food stalls. Palm tree crushes woman to death in horrific freak accident Suddenly a 25ft-high coconut tree comes crashing down on to the celebrity, who was a host on the government-run Doordarshan channel. Mrs Nath was pinned down by the weight of the tree, suffering catastrophic internal injuries and fractures. Onlookers rushed to help her by lifting the tree off her and carrying her several feet away before she was rushed to hospital where she died this morning from brain injuries. Resident Arjun Singh, who ran over after hearing the noise, said: 'There was a lot of shouting and calling for help and I saw the woman on the ground. 'I didn't know at the time it was Kanchan until after somebody said later. It's a shock that could happen, it could have been anybody who was in the wrong place at that time.' TV colleague Rekha Rao paid tribute to Ms Nath. He said: 'My dear friend Kanchan Nath renowned anchor of our music world has died. I will always miss you.'' Mrs Rath's devastated husband Rajat blamed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the civic body that governs Mumbai, for the accident. He said officials had been informed that the tree could fall anytime had allegedly refused permission for the society to cut it. But local ward representative corporator Asha Marathe said permission was not given because officials found the tree in good condition after an inspection. Meanwhile, colleagues at the Rangmanch Ke Sitare music awards which Kanchan had been due to host later this month, have postponed the event in light of the tragic news. A statement from organisers said: 'We at Team RKS and all the other members are really shocked and shattered at this point of time hence we have decided to postpone our celebration date.'

• 2017-07-25T00:53:55+00:00
• Duration: 01:17

• Chembur
• Mumbai
• India
• video
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