KATHMANDU: Three persons were injured when a motorcycle collided with a rickshaw in Chandrapur Municipality of Rautahat district, on Friday evening.

The injured have been identified as motorcyclist Arun Mahato (28) of Barhathwa in Sarlahi district, pillion rider Sunil Chaudhary of Chandrapur and the rickshaw driver Ramesh Paswan of Betaun, Chandrapur-12 in Rautahat district.

The incident occurred when the motorcycle (Na 36 Pa 3601) collided head-on with the rickshaw (Na 1 Ha 1563) at around 7 pm yesterday, said police.

Meanwhile, all the injured are being treated at the Chapur Hospital in Rautahat, police added.

Among the injured, Mahato has been said to be in critical condition.