Kathmandu : Two people have died in an accident in Saptari district on Monday afternoon.
The accident took place when a motorcycle hit a bicycle on the East West Highway at Kanchanrup Municipality Ward No.8 of the district, according to police. According to Saptari Police Spokesperson Bhubaneswar Sah, the motorcycle (Sa 10 Pa 9131) heading east from the west hit the bicycle.
The deceased have been identified as Kedar Shrestha, 55, of Urlabari Municipality, Morang and Mukesh Singh, 7 of Saptakoshi Municipality, Saptari.
Anil Kumar Yadav, 25, of Saptakoshi Municipality-7 was injured in the accident. He is undergoing treatment at a local hospital, police said.