Two women died after being hit by a car while out for a morning walk in Basantapur, Buddhabhumi Municipality-1.
According to Inspector Birat Sharma Paudel of the Gorusinghe Area Police Office, the car (number BAD 9599) was heading towards Gorusinghe on the Gorusinghe-Arghakhanchi road section when it struck the women.
The victims, 60-year-old Shanta Khatri and 65-year-old Tilkumari Rayamajhi, were seriously injured and died on the way to Kapilvastu Hospital, Taulihawa.
The driver, 32-year-old Khimraj Shrestha from Sainamaina Municipality-5 in Rupandehi, has been taken into custody for investigation.