Sunday, November 8th, 2026

Flood sweeps away truck in Hetauda, driver injured



HETAUDA: A truck was swept away by floodwaters in Karra Khola of Hetauda Sub-Metropolitan City-17 on Monday morning, leaving the driver injured.

The empty 12-wheeler truck (Na 7 Kha 765) was returning after unloading limestone at Shivam Cement Industry when it got trapped in the flooded river.

The driver, 34-year-old Deepak Thing of Ratnanagar Municipality-13 in Chitwan, sustained injuries in the incident.

Although the flood carried away the truck, Thing managed to escape by swimming to safety. He suffered a serious injury to his leg and is currently receiving treatment at a medical facility in Hetauda.

Publish Date : 13 July 2026 11:15 AM

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