BIRTAMOD: A 26-year-old man died and another was injured when a speeding motorcycle hit a tree in Jhapa.
The accident occurred last evening near Das Bridge on the Birtamod-Shanishchare road.
According to the District Police Office in Jhapa, the motorcycle (registered Ba 49 Pa 2159), lost control and crashed.
The deceased has been identified as Santosh Limbu, a resident of Srijangha Rural Municipality-6 in Taplejung.
He was taken to B&C Hospital for treatment but was pronounced dead by doctors.
Prasad Limbu, who was riding as a passenger on the motorcycle, suffered serious injuries in the accident and is currently receiving treatment at B&C Hospital in Birtamod.
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