Two Killed in Road Accident in Dadeldhura

Two people died in a road accident in Dadeldhura last evening.

The accident happened at Kuyapani in Parshuram Municipality-9 when a tractor and a motorcycle collided head-on. The motorcycle rider, 27-year-old Naveen Saud, and his pillion rider, 35-year-old Man Jagri, both from Ward No. 12 of the same municipality, were killed, said District Police Chief Barun Bahadur Singh.

Both victims were seriously injured and declared dead upon arrival at Jogbudha Hospital. The tractor (Se.2Ta. 1474), traveling from Jogbudha to Gaibadhe, collided with the motorcycle (Ma.1Pa. 9973) coming from the opposite direction on the Jogbudha-Daiji road.

The 32-year-old tractor driver, Suresh Bhatta of Parshuram Municipality, is on the run. Police have started a search to catch him for further investigation.