KATHMANDU: One person died following a collision between two motorcycles in Dang on Thursday evening. The crash resulted in a fire that engulfed the vehicles, according to local police.
District Police Office, Dang identified the deceased as 40-year-old Top Bahadur Oli from Ghorahi-2, Rampur. Superintendent of Police Deepak Shrestha stated that the motorcycles were damaged by fire, making it impossible to immediately identify their registration numbers.
Two individuals, identified as Sunil Khatri and Ram Bahadur Dangi from Banglachuli Rural Municipality-4, sustained injuries in the accident. Both are currently receiving treatment at the Rapti Academy of Health Sciences in Ghorahi. Police confirmed that one of the injured remains in critical condition.
Authorities reported that one of the motorcycles involved was carrying three people at the time of the incident. The driver of that motorcycle, Mohan Dangi, fled the scene following the collision. Police have launched a search operation to locate the missing driver.
