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Moment Huge Landslide Boulder Nearly Hits 2 People Fleeing On Scooter

This is the moment a landslide starts to crumble onto an Indian highway before a huge boulder suddenly rolls across the road and nearly hits two people fleeing on a scooter.

The incident took place on the Rishikesh-Gangotri National Highway near the town of Chamba in the Indian state of Uttarakhand on 6th September.

Following a period of adverse weather in the region, a landslide occurred above the national highway, sending boulders and debris across the road surface and damaging an underground water pipeline, according to Times of India.

Motorist escapes huge rock which falls on Rishikesh-Chamba highway in India. (CEN)

The landslide also blocked the road and disrupted traffic with long holdups reported on both lanes until the debris was eventually cleared.

In the footage, the landslide is seen crumbling onto the highway as locals shout and two people on a scooter whizz out of a side road.

Just seconds later, a huge boulder falls onto the road with a thud and rolls into the gated entrance where the bikers were fleeing from moments before.

Motorist escapes huge rock which falls on Rishikesh-Chamba highway in India. (CEN)

Local residents film with their phones as the landslide settles and large rocks and vegetation block both sides of the road.

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