Kathmandu, Oct 18: A Tata Sumo heading from Kathmandu to Khotang plunged about 200 metres down from the road into the Sunkoshi River, killing three people and injuring four others.
The vehicle, bearing registration number Ko 1 Ja 2976, went out of control before falling into the river. The bodies of three women were recovered from the accident site, but their identities have yet to be established.
The four injured were rescued and taken to Janasewa Health Centre in Ghurmi, Udayapur, for treatment. Police said their condition was critical.
The injured have been identified as driver Ashish Bista, 29, from Okhaldhunga; Samjhana Rai, 38, of Diktel Municipality 3, Khotang; her 12 year old daughter, Shivani Rai; and Ankit BK, 13, of Diktel Municipality 1, Khotang.
The accident site lies about 60 kilometres east of the Khurkot Area Police Office.
A police team led by an inspector has reached the site and is searching for anyone still missing, carrying out further rescue operations and investigating the accident, police said.
People’s News Monitoring Service
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