A 38-year old school teacher from Madavoor was killed when the branch of an avenue tree fell on him at Ambalapoyil near Nanminda in Kozhikode district on Friday.
Mohammed Shareef, a teacher at the Aided Upper Primary School in Ulliyeri, met with the tragic incident while he was riding his motorcycle to the school around 9 a.m.
The helmet he used was totally destroyed in the incident causing grave head injuries. Though the man was rushed to a government hospital in Balussery with the support of some local residents, he succumbed to injuries within a few hours.