Truck falls into Koshi River after colliding with bus, three rescued

A truck and a bus collided with each other at the Koshi Barrage Bridge on the border of Sunsari and Saptari on Friday.

Police said that the truck (Me 1 Kha 3007) heading towards east from west collided head-on with the bus (Me 2 Kha 1765) at the bridge of Koshi Barrage towards Sunsari at 7:40 am today.

The truck fell into the Koshi River after colliding with the bus en route of Solukhumbu from Kakadbhitta carrying passengers, police said.

It has been assumed that the truck that fell off the bridge was swept away by the mighty Koshi.

“After the truck fell off the bridge, the truck was seen swept away by the river,” a policeman, who was at the incident site, said, adding, “Now the truck is no longer visible.”

According to DSP Raj Kumar Rai, spokesperson at the District Police Office, Sunsari, the fence of the 10 number gate of the Koshi Barrage after the truck and bus collided with each other.

Rai said that the three persons traveling in the truck that fell into the Koshi River were rescued safely.

DIG Rameshnath Bastola, Chief of Koshi Provine, has directed the police to be active in searching for the truck that fell into the river.