A passenger jeep crashes into a river in Nepal, killing 3 people and leaving 3 missing

China News Service, Kathmandu, October 18 (Reporter Cui Nan) A passenger jeep crashed into a river in Sinduli County in central Nepal on the 18th, killing three people and leaving three missing. Four others were rescued and sent to hospital.

According to the Kathmandu Post, the accident occurred at around 2:30 a.m. local time. A jeep driving from Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, to Kotang County, ran off the road when it reached Sinduli County and fell into the Sunkosi River about 200 meters below. There were 10 people in the car.

Local police said that rescuers found the bodies of three female victims at the scene of the accident. Four rescued persons have been sent to hospital, including two minors, and some were seriously injured.

The search and rescue work for the three missing persons is still continuing, and the specific cause of the accident has yet to be ascertained.

It is currently the Desai Festival, an important traditional festival in Nepal. People are returning home to visit relatives in large numbers, and the demand for road passenger transportation is increasing. According to a report by Annapurna Express on the 18th, statistics from the Kathmandu Valley Traffic Police Department showed that from October 11 to 17, about 496,000 people had left the valley and returned home for the festival. (over)