Two missing after tractor plunges into Seti river in Bajhang

Kathmandu, September 18 — Two individuals are missing after a tractor fell into the Seti river along the Jayaprithivi Highway in Bajhang.

According to the District Police Office in Bajhang, the incident occurred when the tractor fell into the river from Jharana in Durgathali Rural Municipality-2, resulting in two people missing and three others injured.

The Bajhang police have identified the missing individuals as Sanjay Budha, the tractor driver from Jajarkot's Bheri Municipality, and Lokendra Gharti, who has the same address.

Kishor Joshi, the information officer at the District Police Office, stated that the injured—Hemraj BK, Tapendra BK, and Niraj BK from Jajarkot's Tribeni Nalgad—were initially treated at a local hospital before being referred to the district hospital.