Kathmandu : One person has died after being hit by an ambulance in Bhokraha Narasimha Gaonpalika-4 of Sunsari district.
The deceased has been identified as Nirmala Urao, 30, of Inaruwa-5, said Narendra Kumar Karki, Deputy Superintendent of Police, District Police Office. An ambulance (Province 2-01-001J0028) heading east from the west hit a scooter (Province 01-01-041 Pa 2155) in Urawan on Sunday evening.
She succumbed to her injuries while undergoing treatment at the District Hospital, Inaruwa. She was working as an office assistant at Bhikraha Narasimha Health Post in Bhokraha Narasimha village.
Ambulance driver Sunil Kumar Mehta, 27, of Saptari Bishanpur-5 has been arrested, police said.