Three dead, three missing as vehicle plunges into Sunkoshi River in Sindhuli
Published: 01:58 pm Oct 18, 2026
KATHMANDU, OCTOBER 18 Three people died and three others went missing after a Tata Sumo carrying 10 passengers from Kathmandu to Khotang plunged into the Sunkoshi River at Nagthan in Fikkal Rural Municipality-6, Sindhuli, this morning. The vehicle reportedly lost control due to excessive speed. The driver was among those killed. Four passengers were rescued and taken to a local medical facility in Ghurmi for treatment, while search and rescue operations continued for the three missing passengers. A team of 10 personnel, including nine divers from the Armed Police Force Nepal's Disaster Management Base in Khurkot, along with 10 personnel from its Temporary Monsoon Base in Harkpur, Okhaldhunga, and Nepal Police personnel, were deployed to the scene.