NAWALPUR: A police constable was killed after a tractor collided with his motorcycle along the East-West Highway in Devchuli, Nawalparasi (Bardaghat Susta East), this morning.
The motorcycle (Ba 02-073 Pa 2077), travelling east to west, was hit by a tractor (Lu 3 Ta 3633) moving in the same direction.
The rider, identified as Lokesh Bhandari, 24, of Ajaymeru Rural Municipality-1, Dadeldhura, sustained serious injuries in the collision. He was immediately rescued by police and rushed to Madhyabindu Provincial Hospital in Danda, where doctors declared him dead, according to Deputy Superintendent of Police Anil Pandit of the District Police Office.
Bhandari was serving as a police constable at the Samakhusi Police Circle in Kathmandu, Pandit confirmed.
Police have taken the tractor and its driver, Lok Bahadur Mahato, 32, of Kawasoti Municipality-13, Nawalparasi (Bardaghat Susta East), into custody. Further investigation into the accident is underway, Pandit said.
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