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Two killed, 30 injured in bus-motorcycle collision

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Press Trust of India Kathmandu
Last Updated : Jul 02 2017 | 10:32 PM IST
At least two persons were killed and 30 injured today when a Kathmandu-bound passenger bus hit a motorcycle in Nepal's Sindhupalchok district.
The vehicles, after the collision, fell 15-metre down from the Sindhupalchok-Bandeu-Chautara road, killing two persons, police said.
The injured passengers were rescued immediately after the accident.
Those critically injured were referred to a hospital, the district police office said.
"The other passengers who suffered minor injuries have been taken to the district hospital," the police said.
Meanwhile, a boy was killed and two other persons went missing following a landslide triggered by continuous rainfall at Rajwara in Pyuthan yesterday.
The deceased has been identified as 16-year-old Tulasa Gharti of Gaumukhi Rural Municipality.
In a separate incident, three persons went missing after a landslide swept away their house at Hosrangdi of Mahashila Rural Municipality.

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First Published: Jul 02 2017 | 10:32 PM IST

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