Teenage biker killed in Mitrapark taxi hit

KATHMANDU: Police said a teenage biker died after he was hit by a taxi in Mitrapark, Chabahil, KMC-7 on Wednesday morning.

The victim has been identified as Bijaya Raj Lama (17), a 12th grader at the Lalitpur-based Campaign College and currently residing in Bauddha of Kathmandu.

The cab (Ba 2 Ja 2015) had hit Lama's two-wheeler (Ba 78 Pa 6978) and the hit threw the rider onto a moving tanker (Ba 4 Kha 3736), police said.

Seriously injured, Lama was rushed to the nearby Helping Hands Community Hospital, where he died during treatment.

Meanwhile, police impounded all the three vehicles involved for further investigation.