INARUWA: Two persons lost their lives when a motorcycle they were riding on met with an accident near Seuti stream of Itahari Sub-Metropolitan City-24 in Sunsari district on Sunday.

The deceased have been identified as Madan Gurung and his brother Kumar Gurung of Itahari-5, informed Superintendent of Police Pokhraj Pokharel of the Sunsari District Police Office.

Police said the brothers were travelling to Itahari from Dharan on the motorcycle (Ko 16 Pa 7768) when the accident occurred.

According to police, the Gurung brothers were under the influence of alcohol. They died on the spot, police added.