India, May 30 -- One person was killed on the Kohima-Dimapur National Highway-29 in Chumoukedima district early Friday after a rock tumbled down the hilly slope and fell on a dumper truck.

Police said the incident took place around 7.40am when the truck was heading towards Dimapur. The driver died on the spot.

"We received a report of the incident at around 8am and rushed to the spot. Unfortunately, the rock fell directly on top of the truck and the driver of the truck had died by the time we reached," a Chumoukedima police officer told HT.

The body was handed over to the family members after necessary formalities were completed.

The incident occurred between the Patkai Bridge and Jharnapani stretch of the national highway in New Chum...