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Two injured in electricity pole collapse; traffic police enforce speed limits; train derails in Sri Lanka

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Two individuals were injured when an old electricity pole collapsed in Ghurbise Panchami Bazaar, located on the Panchthar-Ilam border. Meanwhile, traffic police in Chitwan have begun using LiDAR speed guns to enforce speed limits on highways, and in Sri Lanka, a train derailment between Wanawasala and Hunupitiya resulted in injuries to twelve passengers.

• Safal Ghising Tamang suffered a broken arm, and another worker sustained an ear injury; both were taken to the District Hospital in Ilam.
• The incident occurred around 9:30 am while workers were removing wire from the pole, with both injured persons reported to be out of danger.
• In Chitwan, over 60 drivers were cited on the first day of the speed enforcement campaign on the Narayangadh–Muglin road section.
• The Nepal Police Highway Safety and Traffic Management Office in Ramnagar, Chitwan, is using modern technology to reduce road accidents, especially during the monsoon season.
• In Sri Lanka, one train carriage overturned following the derailment, with injured passengers admitted to local hospitals and one transferred to Colombo National Hospital.