Two Indian nationals were killed and two others injured on Friday after their car plunged into Phewa Lake in Nepal’s Pokhara, police said.
One of the victims was identified as 26-year-old Navadeep Kumar Yadav, a resident of Raxaul in Bihar’s East Champaran district. The identity of the other victim Indian national was yet to be established.
Police have launched an investigation into the accident, according to the report. The identity of the other victim Indian national was yet to be established. The car was pulled out of the lake with the help of a crane and taken to the Baidam Ward Police Office.
The car, with a Bihar-registered number plate, fell into the lake at around 4:50 am, according to Jitendra BC, chief of Gandaki Province Police Office. One of the victims was identified as 26-year-old Navadeep Kumar Yadav, a resident of Raxaul in Bihar’s East Champaran district. The accident occurred near the Gaurichautara bend in Pokhara-18 after the driver lost control while travelling from Sedi towards the lakeside.
Police said a team of around two dozen security personnel was mobilised for the rescue operation soon after the accident.
