A man died after being hit by a bus near Chaumala Multiple Campus in -Gauriganga Municipality-1 of Kailali on Tuesday.

According to the District Police Office, Kailali, the deceased has been identified as Khadak Thapa (46) of Katan, Gauriganga-2.

Police said that the incident occurred when the bus (Na 6 Kha) hit a bicycle Thapa was riding on today.

Critically injured in the incident, Thapa breathed his last during the course of treatment at the Dhangadhi-based Nisarga Hospital.

Police said that they have impounded the bus and arrested its driver for investigation.