JANAKI, JANUARY 1

Two pedestrians died in a car accident at Nepalgunj of Banke on Sunday night.

The deceased has been identified as Astha Shah, 24, of Nepalgunj sub-metropolis-13 while the identity of another deceased has not been ascertained yet, according Chief of Traffic Police Office, Police Inspector Gopi Krishna Subedi.

The accident took place when a car (Sudurpaschim State 010001 Cha 3463) heading towards Kohalpur from Nepalgunj hit them near SK Petrol Pump at Karkando of Nepalgunj-18.

Both of them died on the way to hospital. Similarly, Sahana Shah of Nepalgunj-13 was injured in the same incident and is undergoing treatment at Nepalgunj Medical College, he added.

Police have started further investigation into the incident by arrested two persons who were in the car.