A 46-year-old woman died after a tree suddenly fell on her at the state-run SSKM Hospital here on Monday, police said.The deceased was identified as Rahida Bibi, a resident of Nalhati in Birbhum district, a senior office…

A 46-year-old woman died after a tree suddenly fell on her at the state-run SSKM Hospital here on Monday, police said.The deceased was identified as Rahida Bibi, a resident of Nalhati in Birbhum district, a senior officer said.Rahida, along with her relative Aklima Bibi, was sitting on a bench in front of the urology OPD clinic inside the SSKM Hospital complex. Both Rashida and Aklima were taken to the trauma care unit on the hospital premises.Doctors declared Rashida dead, and the injured Aklima is undergoing treatment in serious condition.Kolkata: A bowl of milk, a homeless family and Agnimitra Paul’s on-camera eviction driveAccording to the hospital sources, Rahida had brought Aklima from Nalhati for the latter’s treatment in the urology department.”The woman died after the tree suddenly fell on her on the hospital premises. The body has been sent for post-mortem examination. The circumstances leading to the tree fall are being looked into,” he said.A large tree uprooted and fell inside Kolkata’s SSKM Hospital campus, near OPD Gate No. 1, leaving 1 dead and 2 injured.The deceased, 46-year-old Raheda Bibi from Birbhum, was attending to a relative admitted to the hospital. Two injured men, aged 68 and 76, are undergoing… pic.twitter.com/CMOUk10DIe— Piyali Mitra (@Plchakraborty) August 24, 2026

A preliminary investigation has been initiated, the officer said.

Source: Deccan Herald