KANCHANPUR, Nov 20: One person died in a road accident this morning in Bhasi, Kanchanpur, along the East-West Mahendra Highway.
According to the District Police Office, Kanchanpur, scooter rider Tara Singh Karki of Bhimdatta Municipality-9 died when his scooter (Su Pa Pra 020041 Pa 2700) and a motorcycle (Ma 2 Pa 7456) collided with each other in Bhasi.
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The police said that the scooter rider was seriously injured and died during treatment at the Mahakali Regional Hospital.
After the accident, the motorcyclist, Sher Singh Sarki of Bedkot Municipality-10, who was absconding, has been detained by the police. The dead body has been sent for a post-mortem. Police said that an investigation into the incident is underway.
