Tipper truck accident kills at least three in Kalikot

SURKHET, June 10: At least three India-returnees have died when an ill-fated tipper truck plunged into the Karnali River at Naraharinath Rural Municipality-1 in Kalikot district on Wednesday morning.

The tipper was taking 39 India-returnees to a quarantine facility in Raskot Municipality.

According to Deputy Inspector General Basanta Panta, at least three persons have died. “The incident left four persons injured. Police have been carrying out a rescue operation,” DIG Panta, who is also the chief of Karnali Police, told Republica Online.

The death toll is expected to rise because the number of people swept away by the Karnali River is still unknown, he added.