Two killed, one seriously injured in Mahottari road accident

Two people have died when a jeep bearing an Indian registration number plate hit a tractor and a bicycle at Matihani Janakpur road section of Mahottari district on Sunday.

The deceased have been identified as 60-year-old Akbar Rayin of Pipra Rural Municipality-5 of Mahottari and 60-year-old Rajkishore Yadav of Kshireshwarnath Municipality-1 of Dhanusha district, DSP Dilip Kumari Giri, spokesperson at the District Police Office, Mahottari, said.

The jeep (BR 06 PD 3330) hit the tractor (Madhesh Pradesh 01 Ta 3009) last evening.

Akbar was traveling in the tractor.

Likewise, Rajkishore died when the jeep hit the bicycle he was riding on when the former was trying to flee the scene after hitting the tractor.

According to police, 60-year-old Jhapsi Kawadi of Pipara Rural Municipality -5, who was also traveling in the tractor, was seriously injured. He is undergoing treatment at the Provincial Hospital Janakpur.

Meanwhile, the jeep also overturned on the side of the road in Matihani Municipality-4 following the incident. The driver of the jeep, however, is at large.