Car submerged into icy pond in Virginia; Death of 2 Nepali nationals

Kathmandu: Two Nepali nationals have died after a car submerged in a pond outside a hotel in Chantilly, Virginia.

According to NBC 4 Washington,  Fairfax County police said the car slid on ice, skidded through the snow down a hill, and fell into the freezing pond near the Wingate by Wyndham Hotel on Centerview Drive at about 7:30 a.m. on Thursday.

The driver, 55-year-old Karna Khadka, and passenger, 20-year-old Nischal Bhatta, were trapped inside as the car sank into the partially frozen water.

When the rescue crew reached the incident site, the car was already 10 feet deep in the water. According to police dispatch audio. Police said they drowned and died.

Coworkers said Khadka worked at the Wingate and had brought Bhatta along with him to apply for a job. The coworkers briefly gathered and expressed condolence outside to take in the sudden loss of their colleague in a crash described as a freak accident.

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