Two hurt in landslide along Tansen-Butwal road section

PALPA: Two persons were hurt in a landslide that occured near Siddhabana of Tansen-Butwal road section along the Siddhartha Highway this morning.

It is yet to establish the Identities of the injured.

The duo were travelling on a motorcycle (Lu 17 Pa 1873) at the time when the incident occurred.

Following the incident, the two were rushed to the Lumbini Zonal Hospital for treatment, police said.

The landslide debris have further damaged the road which has been hit by frequent landslides of late.

The fresh landslide has disrupted the vehicular movement along the road, police said.

Meanwhile, a plan for repairing the roadway has been stalled.