Two dead as car submerges in pond in Sarlahi

Sarlahi, November 5 — The bodies of two people who went missing along with a car have been found in a pond at Miyakhor, located in the Ishworpur Municipality-2 of Sarlahi. The bodies were discovered by Armed Police Force (APF) divers.

The car, with the registration number Lu 2 Cha 6758, was heading from Bayalbas in Sarlahi to Gausala in Mahottari when it lost control and plunged into the pond at Miyakhor early this morning.

The bodies recovered belong to 37-38-year-old Suresh Mahto from Gausala Municipality-10 and 37-year-old Ramakanta Thakur from Sonama Rural Municipality-8 of Mahottari district.

Another passenger, 31-year-old Janak Yadav from Gausala-2, was able to swim out of the car and survive. Efforts are underway to retrieve the submerged vehicle from the pond.