A person died and another was critically injured when a bus and a motorbike collided with each other at Polyangphedi in Rupa Rural Municipality-3 of Kaski on Monday.

The bus (Ga 1 Kha 7686) heading towards Lamjung from Pokhara collided head-on with the two-wheeler (Ga 15 Pa 8483) this morning.

The deceased has been identified as bike rider Bibek BK (23) of Bhorletar, MadhyaNepal Municipality-6, Lamjung.

Dipendra BK, who was riding pillion, was seriously injured in the incident. He is undergoing treatment at the Gandaki Hospital, Pokhara.

Critically injured in the incident, both of them were taken to Gandaki Hospital, Pokhara for treatment but Bibek breathed his last during the course of treatment.

Police said that they have impounded the truck and arrested its driver Bishal Gurung for investigation.