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- A 58-year-old government school teacher, Balaji T., was severely injured when a fully grown tree fell on him near Attiguppe Metro Station in west Bengaluru while he was on his scooter talking to a student.
- The student suffered minor injuries and has been discharged.
- The teacher has injuries to both legs with possible spinal cord damage, and is scheduled for two surgeries.
- This is the third tree-fall incident causing injuries in the city in 40 days, and the Greater Bengaluru Authority has yet to determine why the healthy, pruned tree fell.
What to watch next
- Results of the two scheduled surgeries and the possibility of spinal cord damage
- The GBA's findings on why a healthy, pruned tree fell
- Whether the series of tree-fall incidents prompts action on urban tree safety
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