Two persons died when a motorbike they were riding in met with an accindent in Garuna Municipality-4 in the wee hours of Thursday.

Police identified the deceased as Mohammad Altaf Alam (19) and Ravi Sah (25) of Gadhimai Municipality-8, Rautahat.

The two-wheeler (Na 62 Pa 3399) was heading towards Samanpur from Garuna when the incident occurred, DSP Shreeram Bhandari of the District Police Office, Rautahat said.

Critically injured in the incident, they breathed their last on the way to a hospital, he added.

Further investigation into the incident is underway, police said.