KATHMANDU: A woman died following a collision between a truck and a motorcycle in Bhaktapur. The victim has been identified as 51-year-old Gita Timilsina, a resident of Barhabise Municipality-9 in Sindhupalchok, according to police.
The Kathmandu Valley Traffic Police Office reported that the truck, bearing registration number Ga Pra 04-001 Pa 0045, was heading from Jadibuti towards Lokanthali when it struck the motorcycle, registered as Ba Pra 02-001 Ba 3018, which was traveling from the Eye Hospital towards Manohara. Timilsina, who was riding the motorcycle alone, sustained critical injuries during the incident and subsequently died while undergoing treatment.
Superintendent of Police Nareshraj Subedi, spokesperson for the Kathmandu Valley Traffic Police Office, stated that the victim was identified using a Tribhuvan University identity card found in her possession. Following the accident, the police circle in Thimi took the truck driver into custody for further investigation and legal action.
