SIRAHA , Nov 5: Two people were killed when a truck collided with a motorcycle along the Choharwa-Siraha road section at Bhaluwahi in Siraha Municipality-11, Siraha, on Thursday.
The deceased have been identified as Amresh Kumar Yadav of Siraha Municipality-22 and Shridev Yadav of Golbazar. Both were riding the motorcycle.
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According to Ramesh Bahadur Pal, spokesperson for the District Police Office, the accident occurred when a truck (Na 1 Gha 553), belonging to the Madhesh Provincial Regional Office of the Nepal Electricity Authority in Janakpur and travelling from Choharwa towards Siraha, collided with a motorcycle (Sa 9 Pa 7650) coming from the opposite direction.
Police said the truck driver fled the scene immediately after the accident and a search operation has been intensified to locate him.
Both vehicles involved in the accident have been taken into police custody, and further investigation into the incident is underway, spokesperson Pal said.