SIRAHA, Nov 5: Two people were killed after a truck collided with a motorcycle in Siraha Municipality-11, Bhaluwahi, along the Chauharwa-Siraha road section on Thursday morning.
According to police, the truck (Na 1 Gha 553) belonging to the Madhesh Provincial Office of the Nepal Electricity Authority in Janakpur was heading toward Siraha from Chauharwa when it collided with a motorcycle (Sa 9 Pa 7650) traveling in the opposite direction.
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Two men riding the motorcycle, whose identities and addresses have not been established, were seriously injured in the accident. They were taken to the Provincial Hospital in Siraha, where doctors declared them dead at 10:25 am.
The truck driver fled the scene following the accident, and police are searching for him.
Police said preparations are underway to bring both vehicles involved in the accident to the police office.