MALEKHU, May 3: The land at the bridge over the local Ganesh river at Dharke of Dhading district has caved in again, bringing traffic along the Prithivi Highway to a grinding halt. Earlier, the road was obstructed by a landslide. One-way traffic had resumed from Tuesday afternoon following repair after 18 hours.

However, the road has remained closed today since 12 noon, halting two-way traffic after a sinkhole appeared at the start of the bridge at the border of Dhunibenshi Municipality-6 and Thakre Rural Municipality-8 after the land collapsed, said Deputy Superintendent of Police Santulal Prasad Jaiswar.

The road was repaired after putting up gabions, he said. Meanwhile, the Yampa-Aanbukhaireni road in Bandipur has been disrupted after the local people protested over a road accident. At least 11 people were injured when a Mugling-bound truck (Na 4 Kha 1973) hit them at Yampa Aandhikhola in Bandipur Rural Municipality-5 this morning. The truck skidded off and overshot the road hitting and injuring the pedestrians on the roadside, said Dhurba Prasad Lamichhane, ward chair of the rural municipality-5.

The Armed Police Force and Nepal Police have been deployed  in large numbers at the incident area.

 
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