Aizawl, Sep 1 (PTI) A 21-year-old man was killed in a landslide which also swept away a section of a road in Aizawl on Tuesday, police said.

Boulders came crashing down at Bawngkawn Hmar Veng area of the Mizoram capital, and hit the man seriously injuring him.

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He was taken to a hospital where he succumbed to injuries, Officer-in-Charge of Bawngkawn police station R Vanlalduata told PTI.

The landslide also damaged a section of the road which links Bawngkawn locality to Thuampui area.

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The area is prone to landslide, the police officer said.

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