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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.