Tractor collides head-on with motorbike in Tanahun district

DAMAULI: A tractor head on collided with a motorcycle in Myagde Rural Municipality-4 in Damauli of Tanahun district on Friday.

The deceased has been identified as Jivan Hamal (37), a permanent resident of Myagde Rural Municipality-7 of the district.

According to police, the tractor (Ga 1 Ta 2056) hit the motorcycle (Ga 3 Pa 5415), which was coming from the opposite direction at Myagde Rural Municipality-4 of the district.

Hamal breathed his last during the course of treatment in Girija Prasad Respiratory Hospital in Dulegauda of Tanahun district, police said.

Meanwhile, police have impounded the vehicle and arrested the driver, and further investigation into the case is underway.