Six Indian nationals have been killed when a jeep plunged into the Marsyangdi River in Tanahun district on Tuesday night.

The jeep (Ga 1 Ja 669) was heading for the Capital from Pokhara. It plunged into the river at Chunpahara in Bandipur-6. Five persons including the driver have been injured in the accident.

The deceased have been identified as Binay Kumar Tiwari, 85, Hemanta Tripathi, 13, Kalawati Tiwari, 56, Poonam Tripathi, 33, Neha Tripathi, 20 and Milan Tripathi, 36.

Meanwhile, injured driver Yubaraj Gurung, Ashi Dubey, 8, Aryan Dubey, 9, Satendra Dubey, 34 and Rabindra Kant Tripathi, 43, have been undergoing treatment at Laxmi Hospital in Dumre.

The dead bodies have been kept at the same hospital for the post-mortem.