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Three killed as mound collapses   



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Kaski, Dec 1 : Three people have died and some more are suspected buried after a mound of earth collapsed in course of road construction at 8.45 this morning. Th incident took place at Mauja Bisauna of Pokhara Metropolitan City-20.    


It is said a mound of earth above the construction site collapsed all of a sudden burying the workers who had been at work there at the time. Theree bodies have been pulled out and it is suspected that three or more people might have been trapped under the earth, said Khim Bahadur Gurung, the Chair of Pokhara Metropolitan City Ward No. 20 where the mishap occurred.    
Gurung said rescue work is in progress at the site and a police team would also be arriving soon.