BAGLUNG, March 6: Two people have gone missing after being buried by a mound of earth that caved in at Badigad Rural Municipality in the district on Tuesday.
Those missing are driver and co-driver of an excavator being used to construct road.
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“Driver and co-driver of an excavator were buried after a mound of earth above them caved in while they were constructing Baglung-Pyuthan road section,” said DSP Bishwaraj Singh Thapa, spokesperson of District Police Office, Baglung.
The accident took place at 3 pm today. Police said they are carrying out rescue work.
