SUNSARI: A cyclist succumbed to injuries after being hit by a truck in Itahari-10 of Sunsari district, on Thursday.

The deceased has been identified as Bablu Sah of Itahari Sub-Metropolitan City-10.

Sah died this morning in course of treatment at the Dharan-based BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences.

According to police, Sah was injured when the truck (Na 3 Kha 3922), heading to Itahari from Biratnagar, hit the bicycle he was riding on, at Itahari-10.

Police have taken the truck and its driver under control for investigation.