July 1: A man was killed when a falling boulder hit the taxi he was driving in Takti, about 73 kilometres from Phuentsholing. He was coming from Phuentsholing when the accident occurred today. The boulder crashed onto the driver’s side of the taxi.

Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA) officials at the site told BBS that the man died a few seconds after he was removed from the vehicle.

There was a passenger in the taxi. He escaped unhurt.

Police and RSTA officials are at the site to investigate the incident and also to control traffic.

RSTA base in-charge in Tsimasham, Ugyen told BBS that there are as many as 200 vehicles coming from Phuentsholing.

He said they are allowing vehicles coming from Phuentsholing to pass.

Meanwhile, vehicles going towards Phuentsholing have been asked to either return or halt at Wangkha.

He said that it is very risky to travel at the moment with boulders continuing to fall.