Sindhuli, Oct 18: Three people died, three went missing and four others were injured after a Tata Sumo jeep plunged into the Sunkoshi River at Nagthan in Fikkal Rural Municipality-6, Sindhuli, early Saturday morning.
According to the Armed Police Force Nepal, the accident occurred at around 2:40 am on Kartik 1 when the jeep, travelling from Kathmandu to Khotang, lost control and fell into the river.
There were 10 people on board, including the driver. Three passengers died at the scene, while four injured people were rescued and taken to a local medical facility in Ghurmi for treatment.
A joint team of the Armed Police Force Nepal and Nepal Police has been deployed to the accident site to search for the missing passengers and carry out rescue operations.
The Armed Police Force team includes 10 personnel, among them nine divers from the Disaster Management Base in Khurkot. Another 10 personnel from the temporary monsoon base in Harkapur, Okhaldhunga, have also been mobilized.
