Two people have died in a collision between a motorcycle and a tractor carrying sugarcane at Murtiya Chowk in Barhathwa Municipality-9, Sarlahi.
The accident occurred on Monday night when the tractor (registration number Ja 1 Ta 9876) and the motorcycle (registration number Ja 4 Pa 377) collided. According to DSP Gautam Thapa of the Barhathwa Area Police Office, the motorcycle rider, 25-year-old Harindra Mahato of Barahathawa Municipality-5, and the passenger, 22-year-old Purushottam Das, lost their lives.
Both victims were seriously injured in the crash and died during treatment at the hospital the same night.
The police have taken the tractor and its driver, 38-year-old Birendra Mahato of Balara Municipality-7, into custody for further investigation.