A man died after a truck hit a motorbike he was riding on in Ilam.

The deceased has been identified as Dhan Bahadur Rai (35) of Yangrup Rural Municipality-4, Panchthar.

The incident occurred when the motorbike (Me 1 Pa 6544) tried to overtake the truck (Na 4 Kha 5669).

Ganga Bahadur Thapa, Information Officer at the District Police Office, said that Rai died on the spot after being hit by the truck.

The truck driver fled the scene after the incident.

Police said that they are looking into the case.