KAPILVASTU: One person was killed and another injured when two motorcycles collided with a truck on the East-West Highway at Bankasbas in Shivaraj Municipality-1, Kapilvastu, on Saturday morning.
According to Police Inspector Rajan Dhakal of the District Traffic Police Office, the rider of one of the motorcycles died in the collision. The deceased’s identity has not yet been established.
The rider of the other motorcycle, Dilip Kumar Yadav, 23, of Bachaiya, Gadhwa Rural Municipality-2, Dang, sustained injuries, while his pillion passenger, Anil Yogi, 21, escaped unharmed.
Police have taken both motorcycles and the truck under control. An investigation is underway, and police are searching for the truck driver, who fled the scene after the accident.
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