Two persons died when a container bearing an Indian registration number plate hit a motorbike they were riding on at Ganga Chowk in Budhiganga Rural Municipality-2 of Morang district on Friday.

The container (HR 38 X 2210) hit the motorbike (Ko 30 Pa 9103) heading towards Itahari from Biratnagar at 6: 45 am today.

According to Inspector Raj Kumar Karki, Chief at the Morang Traffic Police Office, the deceased have been identified as bike rider Harka Pariyar (27) and pillion rider Bhim Bahadur Rai (21) of Kerabari Rural Municipality-7 of Morang.

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

Karki said that the container hit the motorbike from behind when it tried to overtake in the narrow road.

Following the incident, locals obstructed the Koshi Highway demanding stern action against the container driver.

Police said that they are looking into the case.