A man died when a car he was travelling in plunged into Trishuli River at Jaharekhet in Gajuri along the Prithvi Highway on Friday.

The deceased has been identified as Madhusudan Subedi, 51, of Kaski district, Inspector Sanjay Timilsina of the Area Police Office, Gajuri.

Two persons were rescued alive. They are undergoing treatment at the Gajuri-based Community Hospital, Timilsena said.

The four-wheeler (Ba 14 Cha 3758) was heading towards Pokhara from Kathmandu when the incident occurred this afternoon.