Sindhuli, Dec 19: Seven persons died, while one went missing when a jeep (Ba 12 Cha 8897) heading to Haleshi of Khotang district from Kathmandu plunged into the Sunkoshi River at Ratnawati VDC of Sundhuli district on Sunday.
Those killed in the accident are- Sang Dorje Sherpa, 50, from Phulpingkatti-6; Bale Sherpa, 57, and Nibuti Sherpa from Phulpingkatti-7, Sarkini Sherpa from Phulpingkatti-6, Sindhupalchowk, and jeep driver Jhapat Bahadur Gurung, from Samibhanjyang, Lamjung, said the police, adding that Tukuli Sherpa, 60, from Swayambhu, Kathmandu, breathed her last during treatment at Ghurmi, Udayapur. However, the identity of another man killed in the accident is yet to be ascertained.
Injured seriously in the incident, Dalmu Sherpa has been taken to Ghurmi, Udayapur, for treatment, added the District Police Office, Sindhuli.
The one missing in the river is Danorbu Sherpa, 45, from Swyambhu, Kathmandu.
The speedy jeep fell some 200 meter down the road, said a local Ram Prasad Bhandari, adding, “It was difficult for us to rescue the passengers as the River swallowed the jeep.”
The police persons including Deputy Superintendent of Police Uma Shankar Panjiyar reached the spot and conducted rescue. RSS
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