A three-year-old girl died after a mound of earth fell on her at Dipayal of Doti. The deceased has been identified as Nisha Balayar, daughter of Mohan Balayar of Shikhar municipality-1, police said.
She was buried when a mound of clay piled on the roadside in course of construction of a new road project fell over her. Though the child was rescued alive in a serious condition, she died on the way to Shaileshwori Hospital. She had arrived at her aunt (father's sister) home at Dipayal.
Chet Sahu, 56, of Dipayal Silgadhi municipality-2 was injured in the incident. He is undergoing treatment at the Shaileshwori Hospital. He is out of a life threatening condition, it is learnt.