A person died and other sustained injuries when a water tanker and a motorbike collided with each other at Sallaghari in Bhaktapur on Tuesday.

DSP Raju Pandey of the Metropolitan Police Range, Bhaktapur said that the deceased has been identified as motorbike rider Sajan Duwari (26) of Lokanthali, Madhyapur Thimi Municipality-1.

Similarly, pillion rider Amanal Sah (23) of Jhapa, currently residing at Madhyapur Thimi-3, who sustained injuries in the incident, is undergoing treatment at the Iwamura Memorial Hospital.

DSP Pandey said that the motorbike (Province 02-031 Pa 7862) collided head-on with the tanker (Ba 4 Kha 4268) this morning.

Police said that they have impounded both the vehicles and arrested tanker driver Prabin Sunuwar (28) of Byasi, Bhaktapur Municipality-2 for investigation.