SURKHET: Three people have gone missing after a tipper truck fell into the Bheri River last night.

The tipper (Ra 1 Ka 1501) of Yeti Builders, which was working on the Bheri Corridor from Dalli in Nalgad Municipality of Jajarkot to Rimna in Jajarkot, fell into the Bheri River at Pipalchaur, Aathbiskot-14, Rukum Paschim, informed Sub-Inspector of Police Shiu Kumar Chaudhary of the Area Police Office, Rimna. According to him, there were three people on board the tipper, including the driver. Their condition is unknown.

Police Sub-Inspector Chaudhary said that police teams from Rukum Paschim and Jajarkot have been mobilized to search for the missing persons.

He said that the search for the missing persons is being difficult due to the high water level in the Bheri River. The police have stated that the names and addresses of the missing persons have not been revealed.