A bicycle rider died after being hit by a petrol tanker near Radhakrishna Rice Mill in Biratnagar-14 on Monday.
The deceased has been identified as Bijay Baniya (55) of Biratnagar-13.
Inspector Raj Kumar Karki, Chief at the Morang Traffic Police Office, said that the tanker (Na 6 Kha 1834) hit him around 8 pm yesterday.
Critically injured in the incident, Baniya was rushed to the Koshi Hospital but doctors pronounced him dead on arrival.
Police said that they have arrested Jogendra Kumar Mandal (27) of India for investigation.
