BANIYANI, JANUARY 7Two persons have died while three others were injured in separate road accidents that took place in the district last night. Three people killed, 27 others injured in Bara bus-truck collision Two people killed in Arghakhanchi road accident One person died when a motorcycle went out of control near Jhilimili Bridge in Bhadrapur municipality-4 last night, and one person died and two others were injured when a passenger bus hit a motorcycle at Charpane Chowk in Birtamode municipality-2 the same evening.Motorcycle rider Dhanapati Pathak, 31, and Lekhnath Dahal, 28, from from Kachankewal municipality-2 were injured when the motorcycle (Pra.

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Of them, pillion rider Dahal died while undergoing treatment at Omsai Pathibhara Hospital, Bhadrapur while Pathak is still undergoing treatment at the same hospital. Similarly, Toyanath Upreti of Kankai Municipality-8, died when the motorcycle (Me.

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0149), Police Inspector Nawaraj Neupane of District Traffic Office Jhapa said.In the accident, Raviratna Sitaula,59, of Kankai-5 and Sagar Majhi of Bahradashi rural municipality-7 who were pillion riding were injured.

Both are undergoing treatment at Birta City Hospital, Biratmode.The driver of the bus has been detained and further investigation is underway. .

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