SARLAHI: A motorcyclist was killed after being hit by a bus on the East-West Highway in Lalbandi Municipality-1, Bagbani in Sarlahi.
According to District Police Office spokesperson Saroj Rai, the accident occurred around 7:35 pm on Saturday when a bus traveling from Biratnagar to Kathmandu struck a motorcycle moving in the same direction.
The victim, 35-year-old Sunil Mahato of Lalbandi-1 Nawalpur, sustained severe injuries and was immediately taken by ambulance to Malangwa Provincial Hospital. However, he was declared dead at 9:00 pm.
The bus and its driver, 34-year-old Ganesh Basnet of Tulsipur Municipality-9, Dang, have been taken into police custody for investigation.
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