A construction worker died and two others got injured in a landslide that occurred in the course of road construction at Chisapani in Panchkhal Municipality-8, on Thursday.

According to DSP Dhundiraj Neupane of the district police, the deceased was a resident of Nechasalyan Rural Municipality-2 in Solukhumbu district, and the injured were a 23-year-old woman of Manebhanjyang Rural Municipality-3, Okhaldhunga district and her four-year-old son.

“The man died while undergoing treatment at the Dhulikhel Hospital, and the injured are also receiving treatment at the same hospital,” said Neupane.

“Efforts are being made to contact the family of the deceased. The contractor companies have agreed to pay the medical bills and provide compensation to the bereaved families.”