BARDIYA: A 16-year-old boy has died and another person has been seriously injured in a motorcycle accident in Badhaiyatal Rural Municipality, Bardiya.
The deceased has been identified as Rhythm Thapa, 16, a resident of Kohalpur Municipality-9. He died at Samramex Hospital in Lucknow, India, while undergoing treatment for injuries sustained in the accident.
According to Resham Bohara, Deputy Superintendent of Police at the District Police Office, Bardiya, motorcycle rider Dixit Shrestha, 20, of Kohalpur-9, was also seriously injured in the crash. He is currently receiving treatment on a ventilator at the same hospital.
Both victims were initially taken to Sanjeevani Hospital in Nepalgunj for treatment before being transferred to Samramex Hospital in Lucknow for further medical care. Police said Thapa died at around 7:00 am on October 24. Preparations are underway to bring Thapa’s body back to Kohalpur, Bohara said.
According to police, the accident occurred when the motorcycle (Bhe 14 Pa 8624), travelling from Gulariya towards Nepalgunj, lost control and crashed into an electric pole along the Hulaki Highway at Sheetalazar, Badhaiyatal Rural Municipality-8.
The damaged motorcycle has been kept at the Sheetalazar Police Post. The District Police Office, Bardiya, said further investigation into the incident is underway.
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