Watch: 2 killed as giant boulders smashes cars during landslide in Kohima
Two people killed and three others were injured as giant boulders rolled down and smashed three cars on the Kohima-Dimapur National Highway
In a horrific incident, two people were killed and three others were injured as giant boulders rolled down and smashed three cars on the Kohima-Dimapur National Highway during a landslide amid heavy rains.
The incident took place amid heavy rains on National Highway 29 near Old Chumoukedima police checkpost around 5 p.m.
A video has gone viral in which a massive rock can be seen rolling down and hitting two cars one after the other. The impact of the accident was such that the cars turned into a heap of metal. Within a second, another rock can be seen rolling down and hitting a third car which flipped and hit a truck standing next to it.
#WATCH | A massive rock smashed a car leaving two people dead and three seriously injured in Dimapur’s Chumoukedima, Nagaland, earlier today
(Viral video confirmed by police) pic.twitter.com/0rVUYZLZFN
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The entire video was caught on dash camera by another vehicle behind them.
According to reports, while one person died on the spot, another succumbed to the injuries while undergoing treatment at the Referral Hospital in Dimapur.
Meanwhile, the three injured persons have been admitted to the hospital for treatment.
Reportedly, the cars were coming from the Kohima side when the accident took place.
Ms Kalinga