KATHMANDU, Oct 18: Three women died and three people went missing after a jeep plunged into the Sunkoshi River from the Mid-Hill Highway at Nagthan in Phikkal Rural Municipality-6, Sindhuli, early Sunday.
The Tata Sumo (Ko 1 Ja 2976) was heading from Kathmandu to Khotang when it veered off the road and fell around 200 meters into the river at around 2:30 am, police said. Rescuers pulled four people, including the driver, from the vehicle and took them to Janasewa Health Center in Ghurmi, Udayapur, for treatment.
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DSP Bijay Shrestha of the District Police Office, Sindhuli, said driver Ashish Bista, 29, of Okhaldhunga was unconscious, while Samjhana Rai, 38, of Diktel Municipality-3, Khotang, was in critical condition. Rai's 12-year-old daughter, Shiwani Rai, and Ankit BK, 13, of Diktel-1, were able to speak.
Police have deployed an additional team from the Khurkot Area Police Office to search for the missing people. They are continuing search and rescue operations and investigating the cause of the accident.