Pedestrian killed in Satdobato hit-and-run

KATHMANDU: A person died after being hit by a vehicle in Satdobato of Lalitpur district on Tuesday.

The deceased has been identified as Santosh Chaudhary (65) of Phattepur of Saptari district, currently residing in Satdobato.

The incident occurred when an unidentified vehicle hit pedestrian Chaudhary at 11:00 pm last night, according to Metropolitan Police Circle, Satdobato.

The cirtically injured Chaudhary was rushed to Patan Hospital, however, he succumbed to his injuries on the way there, said police.

Meanwhile, further investigation into the case is underway and search is on for the vehicle and the driver involved in the incident.