Sudurpaschim Province
Two die, three missing as dozer plunges into Karnali river
Three others have been injured in the mishap that occurred at Sanni Triveni Rural Municipality.Tularam Pandey
Two people died on the spot and three others went missing when a dozer plunged into Karnali river on Saturday afternoon.
Three others got injured in the mishap that occurred when the dozer deployed at a hydropower project skidded off the road and fell into the river at Sanni Triveni Rural Municipality-1, Lusabhir along the Karnali corridor.
The deceased are 17-year-old and 14-year-old youths from Sanni Triveni-1. Three people from the same ward of the rural municipality went missing in the river.
One man from Raskot Municipality-7 and two from Khadak Chakra Municipality-11 sustained an injury in the accident and are receiving treatment at the Manma-based Kalikot District Hospital.
Suva Raj Bam, information officer at Kalikot District Police Office, said the dozer met with an accident during construction works, adding the police are searching for those missing in the river.