Two sisters died and their father sustained injuries when a tipper hit a motorbike they were riding on at Sundarijal in Gokarneshwor Municipality, Kathmandu on Wednesday.

According to the Metropolitan Police Circle, Boudha, the deceased have been identified as Shritisi Tamang (8) and Shreya Tamang (4).

They were heading towards the school with their father Rohan Tamang in the motorbike when the incident occurred, police said.

The tipper (Ba 4 Kha 6965) hit the two-wheeler (Ba 52 Pa 8733) this morning.

Rohan, who was injured in the incident, is undergoing treatment at the Attarkhel-based Nepal Medical College.

Police said that they are searching for the tipper driver who fled the scene after the incident.