Four persons died and two others were injured when a bus and an auto rickshaw collided with each other in Dhanusha along the East-West Highway on Saturday.  

The deceased have been identified as rickshaw driver Dambar Rai (40) of Ganeshman Charnath Municipality-1, Dhaunsha and passengers—Dhan Bahadur Purbachane Magar (40), Shambhu Purbachane Magar (35) and Nisha Magar (35), Area Police Office, Dhalkebar Inspector Laxman Toshi informed.

Except for the rickshaw driver, all those who lost their lives in the accident are from the same family, it has been learnt.

The bus (Su Pra 01-001 Kha) en route to Dhangadhi from Biratnagar collided head-on with the rickshaw (Pradesh 2- 01-001 Ha 1230) at Birendra Bazaar in Ganeshman Charnath Municipality-1 at around 7 pm yesterday.