Key Takeaways:
- Police constable Subash Chaudhary killed in Rautahat road accident
- His wife and fellow constable Nisha Khadka remains critically injured
- Motorcycle collided with tractor on Dudhiyawa-Balchanpur road
- Police have seized the tractor and are searching for the driver
A police constable was killed and his wife critically injured when their motorcycle collided with a tractor in Rautahat on Thursday evening, police said.
The deceased was identified as Subash Chaudhary, 35, of Gujara Municipality-4, who was serving at the Area Police Office in Simraungadh, Bara. His wife, Nisha Khadka, 30, also a police constable, sustained serious injuries and is undergoing treatment at Bayodha Hospital in Birgunj.
According to police, the accident occurred at around 6:30 pm along the Dudhiyawa-Balchanpur road in Rangi Tole, Fatuwa Bijaypur Municipality-11. A tractor travelling towards Balchanpur collided with the motorcycle carrying the couple as it approached from the opposite direction.
Both victims were rushed to hospital after the crash. Doctors later declared Chaudhary dead at around 8:10 pm.
Police have taken the tractor into custody and launched a search for its driver, who remains at large. An investigation into the circumstances of the collision is ongoing.