Sindhuli:A Tata Sumo vehicle on its way from Kathmandu to Khotang lost control due to excessive speed and plunged into the Sunkoshi River at Nagthan in Fikkal Rural Municipality-6, Sindhuli.
According to National News Agency Nepal, the crash resulted in the immediate death of three individuals, including the driver. The vehicle was carrying a total of ten passengers. While four people have been rescued and taken to a local medical facility in Ghurmi for treatment, three passengers are still missing.
Rescue operations are underway at the accident site, involving ten personnel including nine divers from the Armed Police Force Nepal Disaster Management Base in Khurkot. Additional assistance is provided by ten personnel from the Temporary Monsoon Base in Harkpur, Okhaldhunga, alongside a coordinated team from the Nepal Police.