A 60-year-old toddy tapper from Madgul village in Rangareddy district fatally fell from a toddy tree here on Thursday morning.

The victim, identified as Amala Naraiah, as part of his route job climbed the toddy tree to check the pots and fell after the supporting belt snapped.

Madgul police of Rachakonda Commissionerate said that the incident occurred around 7 a.m. and death was instant for Naraiah, who suffered a severe injury on the chest. A case was registered and a probe is on.