AKIPRESS.COM - At least 60 people have gone missing after two passenger buses were swept away by a landslide that occurred in Simaltal of the Narayanghat-Mugling road section in Nepal on Friday, The Kathmandu Post reported.

Twenty-four people were onboard the bus travelling to Kathmandu and 41 on the other, police said. Three of the passengers managed to escape after jumping out of the vehicle.

In a separate accident, one person was killed after a boulder fell on another passenger bus in 17 kilo of the same road section.

Bus driver was seriously injured after a landslide caused the boulder to hit his vehicle on the same road section. He died in the course of treatment at the hospital.

Nepal Police and Armed Police Force personnel have reached the incident sites for rescue operations.

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal expressed sadness over the incident, directing concerned agencies to conduct search and rescue operations.

Debris from landslides at various places has obstructed traffic on the road section. According to the officials, it will take around four hours for traffic to resume on the roadway.