Sunsari, November 8
Two people riding a motorcycle were killed after a truck hit them near Ganesh Petrol Pump in Itahari Sub-Metropolitan City-13.
The deceased have been identified as 27-year-old Sparsh Aryal of Biratnagar Metropolitan City-9 and 28-year-old Sashwat Pokhrel of Biratnagar Metropolitan City-2, said Chandra Bahadur Khadka, information officer at the District Police Office.
The accident occurred last night on the Koshi Highway when a truck (Province 1-04-001 Kha 0008), travelling from Itahari towards Biratnagar, hit a motorcycle (Ba. Pra. 02-025 Pa 3136) coming from the opposite direction.
Both motorcycle riders sustained serious injuries in the collision. They were taken to Koshi Hospital in Biratnagar for treatment, where they died, police said.
Police have taken the truck driver, 39-year-old Kashiram Chaudhary of Ramdhuni Municipality-5, Sunsari, into custody.
—RSS
