Two separate accidents in Nawalparasi leave 1 dead, 4 injured

NAWALPARASI: A person died and four others sustained injuries in two separate accidents in Nawalparasi district on Sunday.

A person was killed after the motorcycle (Lu 34 Pa 7086) he was riding collided head-on with a micro-bus (Ba 2 Kha 3922) at Thakali Chok in Kawasoti Municipality-8 along the East-West Highway in Nawalparasi East, injuring both rider and pillion rider.

The injured were rushed to a health facility in Bharatpur, however, motorcyclist Ram Bahadur Ale (20) of Butwal Sub Metropolitan City-10 in Rupandehi district breathed his last on the way there, informed police. The pillion rider is undergoing treatment.

Similarly, three persons were injured after two motorcycles collided in Kawasoti Municipality of Nawalparasi district on Sunday, informed District Traffic Police Office, Nawalparasi (Bardaghat Susta East).

According to police, the incident occurred when the motorcycle (Ga 4 Pa 6521) heading eastward collided head-on with another motorcycle (Lu 35 Pa 6428) at Kaligandaki Chok.

The injured trio have been undergoing treatment in Kaligandaki Hospital, informed police.

Meanwhile, investigations into the cases are underway, said police.