NEPALGUNJ: A person was killed after a microbus hit an auto-rickshaw in Kohalpur Municipality-11 in Banke district today morning.

The deceased has been identified as auto-rickshaw driver Jaya Bahadur Roka of Makaibari in Baijnath Rural Municipality-2 in the district.

According to Banke District Traffic Police Office (DTPO), Kohalpur the microbus (Bhe 1 Kha 2129) heading towards Nepalgunj from Madan Chok rammed the auto-rickshaw (Bhe 1 Ha 1653) coming from the opposite direction, killing Roka and critically injuring three others aboard the three-wheeler, in front of the DTPO, at around 8:00 am today.

The injured have been identified as Sujan Shahi of Chisapani, Baijnath-1 and Madan Shahi of Tila Rural Municipality-5 in Jumla. The third person is yet to be identified.

Meanwhile, the injured have been undergoing treatment at Nepalgunj Medical College, Kohalpur, police informed and added that some of the microbus passengers also suffered minor injuries.

Meanwhile, Banke District Police office has impounded the microbus and detained its driver.

It has been reported that local residents have started gathering to obstruct the East-West Highway demanding a fair investigation into the road accident.