Two Missing After Tractor Accident in Taplejung
Summary
Two people are missing after a tractor was swept away into the Maiwakhola river at Dobhan Bazaar in Taplejung’s Meringden Rural Municipality. Police and local teams are searching for the driver and another person who were on board.
Key Points
- A tractor fell about 15 meters below the Maiwakhola bridge in Dobhan Bazaar and was swept away by the river this morning.
- Driver Sameer Baraili and passenger Anil Nalbo went missing after the accident.
- Fourteen-year-old Sameer Nalbo reached police and reported the incident.
- Police have launched a search operation and are coordinating with Arun Veneer Company, which owns the tractor.
