May 30, Hetauda — A trailer truck has fallen into the Bagmati River from the bridge connecting Makwanpur and Lalitpur on the Kanti Lokpath road section at Baguwas, Bhimphedi Rural Municipality-8, Makwanpur. The vehicle, bearing registration number Na 6 Kha 4042, slipped from the diversion road near the Bagmati Bridge into the river. The driver, 30-year-old Dal Bahadur Bartola, a resident of Hetauda Sub-Metropolitan City-3, is reported missing, according to the Makwanpur District Police Office.
Deputy Superintendent of Police Madhav Prasad Kafle of Makwanpur informed that the accident occurred while the truck was transporting iron pipes for the Bagmati Hydropower project from Makwanpur to Kathmandu. The binding securing the pipes snapped, causing the vehicle to lose control and fall from the bridge into the river below. There were two people in the vehicle — the driver and a helper. The helper, 17-year-old Prashanna Praja, safely escaped by jumping out of the vehicle, DSP Kafle said.
Immediately after receiving information about the incident, a five-member police team led by Deputy Inspector Pramod Sah Teli of the Thingan Police Post, including traffic personnel, arrived at the scene. Additionally, a seven-member rescue team from the Fast Track Security Base of the Nepali Army, under the command of Jamadar Madhav Prasad Ghimire, is actively engaged in rescue operations, DSP Kafle added.
