One person died and 13 others were injured in a bus-bike collision at Banke Jungle in Ishwor Municipality-12 of Sarlahi district along the East-West Highway on Saturday.
The bus (Na 7 Kha 753) heading towards Kathmandu from Siraha of Bariyapatti collided head-on with the bike (Na 29 Pa 4498) at around 9 pm yesterday.
According to the District Police Office, Sarlahi, pillion rider Bhakta Bahadur Khadka (27) of Dharibathan, Ishwor Municipality-12 died on the spot. The body of Khadka has been kept at the District Hospital Malangwa for postmortem.
Bike rider Arun Khadka (26) was critically injured in the incident. He has been sent to the National Medical College, Birgunj for treatment.
As many as 12 persons, who were traveling in the bus, were injured after the bus turned turtle after it hit the two-wheeler. Among the injured, one has been sent to Siraha for further treatment.
The District Police Office said that seven have already returned home after receiving treatment at the Lalbandi Medical College and four are undergoing treatment at the same hospital.
