Bara, September 16. Two people riding a motorcycle were killed after an LPG-carrying truck struck their motorcycle near Sagar Oil Petrol Pump in Ward No. 23 of Jitpur Simara Sub-Metropolitan City, Bara.
According to the District Police Office, Bara, the accident occurred at around 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday along the Birgunj–Pathlaiya road section. The LPG truck, bearing registration number Na. 3 Kha 5610, was entering the expressway from the eastern service lane when it collided with a motorcycle, Na. 43 Pa 5122, traveling from Jitpur toward Birgunj.
The motorcycle riders, 35-year-old Rabindra Upadhyay of Nagwa, Birgunj Metropolitan City–15, Parsa, and 30-year-old Dilip Chaudhary of Karaiyamai Rural Municipality–7, Bara, sustained serious injuries in the crash.
Both injured men were immediately taken to Narayani Hospital in Birgunj for treatment. However, doctors declared both of them dead at around 9:10 p.m. after conducting ECG examinations, according to Deputy Superintendent of Police Min Bahadur Ghale, spokesperson for the District Police Office, Bara.
The bodies of both deceased have been kept at Narayani Hospital.
Following the accident, police arrested the truck and its driver, 58-year-old Sunil Raj Pathak of Bharatpur Metropolitan City–7, Chitwan. The truck and driver are currently under the control of the Area Police Office, Simara, Bara.
The motorcycle involved in the accident has been kept at the Area Police Office, Jitpur. Police said further investigation into the incident is underway.
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