A man died after a school bus hit him in Urlabari Municipality-1, Morang on Thursday evening.

The deceased has been identified as Bhata Bahadur Shrestha (56) of Miklajung Rural Municipality-3.

Police said that the bus (Ba 1 Ka 5609) was heading towards north from south when the incident occurred along the Urlabari-Madhumalla road section.

Critically injured in the incident, Shrestha breathed his last during the course of treatment at the B and C hospital in Birtamod, Jhapa, traffic police Inspector Chandra Bahadur Khadka.

Police said that they have impounded the bus and arrested its driver Hariraj Bhattarai (60) for investigation.