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29 injured in tractor accident<br/>Prithvi Highway blocked

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KATHMANDU, Sept 29: Twenty-nine people were injured when the tractor they were traveling met with an accident at Daulatpur in Bardiya district on Tuesday, Image Channel TV reported.



Of the injured, the condition of 17 is said to be serious.



The injured are being treated at Rajapur health center.



Prithvi Highway blocked



Meanwhile, a motorcyclist was killed when his bike was hit by a bus on Prithvi Highway at Deurali of Ghasikuwa in Tanahu district Tuesday. Fanindra Khadka, 39, of Purkot in the district
died on the spot when the bus -- Na 3 Kha 5922 -- traveling from Kathmandu to Pokhara hit the bike with registration number, Ga 4 Pa 3732.



Enraged locals have blocked traffic on the highway. As a result, hundreds of passengers returning home after the Dashain festival have been stranded on the highway which is one of the busiest in the country.




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