National cricket player Manish Thapa died in a motorcycle accident in Biratnagar on Thursday.

According to police, Thapa is a permanent resident of Biratnagar Metropolitan City-5.

Morang Police Chief Kabit Katuwal, Thapa was heading towards Ganesh Chowk from Airport Line via Biratnagar-4-based inner road when the incident occurred at around 1 am today.

He was riding the bike with registration number Pradesh 1-02-042 Pa 8002.

Critically injured in the incident, Thapa was rushed to the Koshi Hospital but doctors pronounced him dead on arrival.

National cricket player Thapa had been playing for over nine years, representing Koshi Province.

Police said that the body has been kept at the Koshi Hospital for postmortem, police said.