BANKE: Two persons were killed in a road accident in Ganpur-2 of Banke district on Thursday.

The accident took place when a motorbike (Bhe 5 Pa 8707) collided with a truck (Na 3 Kha 9274) in Piprahawa road section of Ganpur-2, Banke.

The deceased have been identified as motorcyclist Shyam Lal Gupta (22) of Krishnanagar Municipality-5, Kapilvastu and pillion rider Anil Nepali (25) of Nepalgunj-5.

Police are searching for the absconding truck driver.