One killed, one injured in motorcycle collision in Sundarijal

KATHMANDU: One person was killed and another injured in a collision between two motorcycles in Sundarijal, Kathmandu, last night.

According to the Kathmandu Valley Traffic Police Office, the accident occurred when a motorcycle (Ba 02-065 Pa 9157) travelling from Sundarijal towards Namgyal was hit from behind by another motorcycle (Ba 02-058 Pa 7405) travelling in the same direction.

Traffic Police Office spokesperson Superintendent of Police Nareshraj Subedi said 45-year-old Santosh Dhungana, originally from Itahari Municipality-7, Sunsari, and residing in Dobato, Gokarneshwor Municipality-1, Kathmandu, died in the accident.

Dhungana, who sustained serious injuries, died during treatment at Nepal Medical College in Attarkhel.

The rider of the second motorcycle, identified as Tikaram Gurung, 50, originally from Sankhuwasabha and residing in Gokarneshwor, Kathmandu, sustained injuries to his left hip, left leg and right hand, according to traffic police.

Similarly, the 24-year-old rider of the motorcycle that caused the collision, identified as Aash Bahadur Tamang of Gokarneshwor, was found to have been driving under the influence of alcohol, spokesperson Subedi said.