The identities of the four people who went missing along with their car in Sunkoshi after the Nawalpurghat accident have been revealed
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Media Baaji
- Mon, 3 August 2026
Ramechhap. The identities of the passengers in the car that fell into the Sunkoshi river on the Madhyapahari Lokmarg near Nawalpurghat in Sindhuli's Fikkal Rural Municipality 2 this morning have been revealed. According to the Sindhuli Police, at around 11:45 this morning, a passenger bus number BA 08-001 B 0144, which was going from Kathmandu to Okhaldhunga, hit a car coming from the opposite direction from Khotang to Khurkot, which is being used under the Road Department Mechanical Office, Mulkot, Madhyapahari Lokmarg. After the collision, the car fell about 50 feet down into the Sunkoshi river, police said.
Dilkumar Lama, about 39 years old resident of Sindhupalchok, driver of car, Ganesh Thapa, about 27-28 years old, resident of Golanjor Rural Municipality-1 of Sindhuli, and two others whose name, surname and nationality have not been disclosed have disappeared in the accident.
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