KATHMANDU: One person died and another was critically injured after a motorcycle skidded off the road in Gokarneshwor, Kathmandu, on Sunday night.
The accident occurred near Ram Mandir in Gokarneshwor Municipality-9, Aarubari. At approximately 23:20, a motorcycle with registration number Ba 90 Pa 3325, operated by 18-year-old Mohan Thakur, lost control and skidded on the road.
The pillion rider, 16-year-old Mahamad Jasim, who was a resident of Tinchuli and originally from India, died in the incident. Upon arrival at the Nepal Medical College in Attarkhel, doctors declared him dead.
The rider, Mohan Thakur, a resident of Tinchuli originally from Rautahat, sustained critical injuries. He received initial treatment at the Nepal Medical College before being transferred to the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital in Maharajgunj on Monday morning for further medical care.
