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Butwal journalist killed in road accident

File: Journalist Manoj Hitanga killed in a road accident in Butwal
File: Journalist Manoj Hitanga killed in a road accident in Butwal

Butwal, February 26

A journalist died in a road accident in Butwal of the Rupandehi district in Lumbini on Saturday night.

Manoj Hitanga, riding on his motorbike (Lu 8 Pa 9068), was hit by a bus (Sudurpaschim Province 07-02-001 Kha 1226) at Milan Chok of the city at around 11:15 last night, according to police.

Seriously injured in the accident, he was taken to the Lumbini Provincial Hospital, where he died during treatment.

He was a reporter working for the Lumbini provincial office of NNTV.

A permanent resident in Tansen of the neighbouring Palpa district, Hitanga had been living at Buddhanagar of Butwal for the past 15 years.

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