SAPTARI: Two youths were killed and another seriously injured after a motorcycle collided with a brick-laden tractor in Malekhpur, Rajgadh Rural Municipality-5, along the Hulaki road section in Saptari on Saturday.
According to police, the collision resulted in the deaths of two out of the three riders on the motorcycle. One died en route to the hospital, while the other succumbed to injuries at Gajendra Narayan Singh Hospital in Rajbiraj.
The deceased have been identified as Santosh Yadav of Jamuni Madhipura, and Sagar Mandal from the same municipality, confirmed Deputy Superintendent of Police Jitendra Kumar Basnet.
The tractor (registration number Sa 1 Ta 5442), which was heading towards Rajbiraj from Pathargadha, collided with the motorcycle (MPR 02-019 Pa 9626) coming from the opposite direction, according to the District Police Office.
The tractor driver fled the scene after the accident. The injured, Dhananjay Yadav, 18, also from Jamuni Madhipura, has been referred to Biratnagar for further medical treatment.
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