DANG: One person died and two others were injured after two motorcycles collided in Dang last evening, triggering a fire that engulfed both vehicles, police said.
The District Police Office, Dang, identified the deceased as Top Bahadur Oli, 40, of Rampur, Ghorahi Sub-Metropolitan City-2.
According to Superintendent of Police Deepak Shrestha, both motorcycles were severely damaged by the fire, making it difficult to identify their registration numbers immediately.
The injured have been identified as Sunil Khatri and Ram Bahadur Dangi, both residents of Banglachuli Rural Municipality-4. They are receiving treatment at the Rapti Academy of Health Sciences in Ghorahi. Police said one of them remains in critical condition.
Police said one of the motorcycles was carrying three people when the accident occurred. Its rider, Mohan Dangi, fled the scene following the collision. Authorities have launched a search operation to locate Dangi.
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