Banking News – Three people have died and three others have gone missing after a jetboat carrying passengers met with an accident in the Saptakoshi River. Other passengers involved in the accident have been injured. The jetboat, carrying 14 passengers from Kopche in Bhojpur and heading toward Barahakshetra in Sunsari, met with the accident on Sunday afternoon. Police have stated that the accident occurred between approximately 1:30 PM and 2 PM in the Saptakoshi River at Triveni, the confluence of Dhankuta, Udayapur, and Bhojpur districts.

According to DSP Gyan Bahadur Khadka, Chief of the District Police Office Bhojpur, three of the four seriously injured in the accident have died, while one is undergoing treatment. DSP Shailendra Thapa, Deputy Spokesperson of the Armed Police Force Nepal, informed that three people are missing in the accident. He stated that an Armed Police Force team has been mobilized for the search and rescue of the missing.

A team of nine personnel including five divers from the Armed Police Force Nepal No. 1 Bahini, six personnel including two DMs from the Ramppur Security Base, and nine personnel including five DMs from the Disaster Management Base Chatara have been deployed at the incident site. According to preliminary information, it is suspected that the accident may have occurred after the engine stopped while the jetboat was running. The cause of the accident is yet to be determined.