HETAUNDA: A motorcycle rider died on the spot after being hit by a truck at Karra in Hetaunda Sub Metropolitan City -8 in Makawanpur on Sunday.

The victim has been identified as Ghanashyam Banjara (44) of Gadhi Rural Municipality-6 in Makawanpur district.

The fatal accident took place when the speeding truck, which was heading to Amlekhganj from Hetaunda,  tried to overtook the bike heading to the same direction, according to DSP Bam Dev Gautam at Makawanpur District Police Office.