One dead, two injured in motorcycle accident in Sunsari

Dharan (Sunsari), Aug 2: One person died while two others sustained injuries in a road accident involving a collision between two motorcycles at Pachira of Duhabi Municipality-2 in Sunsari district on Friday night.     

According to the District Police Office (DPO), Sunsari, 18-year-old Nazamuddin Miya, a resident of Gadhi rural municipality-2, Sunsari, died when two motorcycles collided head-on last Friday night.     

Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) and Spokesperson at the DPO, Sunsari, Yog Raj Khatiwada, said that the mishap occurred when a motorcycle (Ko 6 Pa 5241) collided with another motorcycle (Ko 32 Pa 1504) around 9:10 PM last night.     

Critically injured in the accident, Miya was rushed to Birat Nursing Home at Biratnagar, where he breathed his last at 10:30 PM last Friday, informed Spokesperson Khatiwada.     

Similarly, 17-year-old Sabad Alam, who was riding pillion with Miya, and 22-year-old Bishwajit Chaudhary, another pillion rider on another motorcycle, were seriously hurt in the accident, added Khatiwada.     

Both are currently receiving treatment at Birat Nursing Home, police said.     

Police have launched a manhunt for Mahesh Chaudhary, the rider of another motorcycle involved in the collision, who fled the scene following the accident.     

Further investigation into the accident is underway, police said. (RSS)