Two persons died and 14 others were injured in a microbus-scooter collision at Kalimati in Bhanu Municipality-10, Damauli along the Dumre-Besisahar road section on Sunday.
One male and one female died in the accident, said DSP Ashok Thapa of the District Police Office. The female was traveling on the scooter and the man was a passenger of the microbus, it has been said.
The microbus (Ba 2 Kha 4022) en route to Lamjung from Dumre collided head-on with the scooter (Ga 2 6 Pa 4058) this afternoon.
The scooter rider who was severely injured in the accident was rushed to the Chitwan Medical College for treatment.
Police have arrested microbus driver Man Bahadur Ghale of Sindhupalchowk for the investigation.
