Jhapa, January 7
Two persons have died while three others were injured in separate road accidents that took place in Jhapa last night.
One person died when a motorbike veered out of control near Jhilimili Bridge in Bhadrapur Municipality-4 last night, and one person died and two others were injured when a passenger bus hit a motorbike at Charpane Chowk in Birtamode municipality-2 the same evening.
Motorbike rider Dhanapati Pathak, 31, and Lekhnath Dahal, 28, from Kachankewal Municipality-2 were injured when the motorbike (Pra. 1-01-013Pa 9607) veered out of control and hit a pillar on the side of the Jhilimili bridge. The pillion rider Dahal died while undergoing treatment at Omsai Pathibhara Hospital, Bhadrapur while Pathak is still undergoing treatment at the same hospital.
Similarly, Toyanath Upreti of Kankai Municipality-8, died when the motorbike (Me. 1 Pa 7248) he was riding was hit by a passenger bus (Pra. 1-01-002Ba. 0149), Police Inspector Nawaraj Neupane of District Traffic Office Jhapa said.
In the accident, Raviratna Sitaula,59, of Kankai-5 and Sagar Majhi of Bahradashi Rural Municipality-7 who were pillion riding were injured. Both are undergoing treatment at Birta City Hospital, Biratmode.
The driver of the bus has been detained and further investigation is underway.
