JHAPA, July 9: Two people died and two others were critically injured after a motorcycle collided head-on with a scooter at Khairbari, Bahradashi Rural Municipality–1, Jhapa, on Wednesday at around 3:40 pm.
According to Deputy Superintendent of Police Khagendra Bahadur Khadka, a motorcycle bearing Indian registration number heading toward Kuti from Rajgadh collided with a scooter bearing registration number Pradesh 1–01–016 Pa 9270, coming from the opposite direction.
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Both the scooter rider and the motorcyclist sustained serious injuries and were rushed to the Provincial Hospital in Bhadrapur, where they died during treatment.
A woman and a child—approximately seven years old—who were on the scooter, are receiving treatment at B&C Hospital in Birtamod.
DSP Khadka said that the identities of the deceased and injured are yet to be confirmed, and further investigation is underway.
