SAPTARI, June 22: Two motorcycles collided on the inner road section near the embankment leading to Bhaluwa in Hanuman Nagar Kangalini Municipality-1 on Sunday, resulting in the deaths of both riders and injuring one person.
A motorcycle (with registration KO 10 P 562), traveling from Kankalini Temple toward Bhaluwa, collided head-on with another motorcycle (BA 55 P 6639), coming from the opposite direction, causing the deaths of both drivers.
According to Deputy Superintendent of Police Madhav Prasad Kafle of Area Police Office Kanchanpur, the rider of motorcycle (BA 55 P 6639) was Avinash Mandal, 19, from Rajpur, Shambhunath Municipality-11, Saptari, and the rider of motorcycle (KO 10 P 562) Omprakash Panjiyar, 34, from Bairwa, Kanchanrup Municipality-1.
Mandal died while undergoing treatment at Gajendra Narayan Singh Hospital in Rajbiraj, while Panjiyar passed away during treatment at Neuro Hospital in Biratnagar, police said.
Also, Subash Mahato, 30, a passenger on the motorcycle (Ko 10 P 562) from Kanchanpur-1, was injured. He was treated and sent home. The District Police Office, Saptari stated that further investigation into the accident is ongoing.