Three dead, Three missing after Tata Sumo plunges into Sunkoshi River in Sindhuli

SINDHULI: Three people, including the driver, died on the spot when a Tata Sumo traveling from Kathmandu to Khotang lost control and plunged into the Sunkoshi River at Nagthan, Fikkal Rural Municipality-6, Sindhuli, on Sunday morning.

According to reports, there were 10 passengers on board the vehicle. While three individuals died at the scene and three others remain missing, four passengers were rescued and sent to a local health facility in Ghurmi for treatment.

A joint rescue operation has been deployed to the site, involving a 10-member team from the Armed Police Force Nepal Disaster Management Base in Khurkot—including nine divers—alongside a 10-person team from the Temporary Monsoon Base in Harkapur, Okhaldhunga, and local Nepal Police personnel.