Kathmandu, November 5
Two people were killed when a truck and a motorcycle collided in Siraha.
According to police, the two people travelling on the motorcycle died when a truck (Na 1 Gha 553) and a motorcycle (Sa 9 Pa 7650) collided along the Chauharwa-Siraha road section at Bhaluwahi in Siraha Municipality-11.
Police said the accident occurred this morning when a truck belonging to the Madhesh Province Provincial Office of the Nepal Electricity Authority in Janakpur was heading from Chauharwa towards Siraha, while the motorcycle was travelling in the opposite direction, from Siraha towards Chauharwa.
Two unidentified men riding the motorcycle were seriously injured in the accident. They were taken to the Provincial Hospital in Siraha for treatment, where doctors declared both of them dead.
The truck driver fled the scene, and police are searching for him. Both vehicles are being taken to the police station.
Police said efforts were also underway to identify the deceased and locate their family members.
