MORANG: Two persons died in a road mishap occurred this morning at Gangachowk of Budhiganga Rural Municipality-2 in Morang district.

Chief of District Traffic Police Office, Morang, Raj Kumar Karki said 27-year-old Harka Pariyar and Bhim Bahadur Rai, 21, of Kerabari Rural Municipality-7 in the district died after an Indian car (FR 38 F 2210) hit a motorcycle (Ko 30 Pa 9103) on its way to Itahari from Biratnagar.

Police said motorcyclist Pariyar and pillion rider Rai died at Birat Teaching Hospital while receiving treatment.

Police have held the driver of the Indian car for further investigations.