LAHAN: Two persons died when a truck (Na 5 Kha 277) hit a motorbike (Sa 6 Pa 7764) they were riding on at Laxmipur-7 along the Siraha-Chobarba road section in Siraha district on Thursday morning.

The deceased have been identified as Naresh Thakur (18) and Ram Shankar Thakur (21) of Gulariya-9 of the district.

Police said that they breathed their last on the way to a hospital.

Police have impounded the truck and arrested its driver for investigation.