Arunachal Pradesh PWD engineer killed as tree uprooted by strong winds falls on car

Itanagar, Apr 25 (PTI) An engineer of the Arunachal Pradesh Public Works Department (PWD) died on Saturday morning when a tree uprooted from a hillside by strong winds and heavy rain fell on his car in Keyi Panyor district, police said. Deken Sorang, a 43-year-old junior engineer of the PWD, was travelling to Parsi Parlo from Itanagar, along with his driver Shan Rai (36), when the tree fell on his car, said Angad Mehta, the Superintendent of Police (SP) of Keyi Panyor. Upon receiving information about the incident, a police team rushed to the spot, pulled both Sorang and Rai from the debris and took them to a community health centre, the police officer said. While Rai sustained minor injuries, doctors at the health centre declared Sorang as "brought dead", the SP said. Police said a post-mortem was held, and further legal formalities are being carried out in coordination with the family members of the deceased. PTI COR NSD