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Two dead in separate road accidents
A motorcycle skids off road in Makwanpur killing rider, motorcycle hit kills cyclist in Kailali.Post Report
A motorcyclist was killed in an accident on Friday night at Bagjhora of the Bhainse-Hetauda section along the Tribhuvan Highway in Makwanpur.
The motorcycle en route to Bhainse from Heatuda suddenly fell some 300 metres off the road, resulting in the death of the rider from Bhimphedi Rural Municipality-1, according to the District Police Office, Makwanpur.
A man from Bhimphedi-1, who was pillion riding, is being treated in Hetauda Hospital, Deputy Superintendent of Police Laxmi Bhandari said.
Meanwhile, a cyclist died after being hit by a motorcycle in Kailali.
The District Police Office, Kailali identified the deceased as a 36-year-old man from Hasnapur of Joshipur Rural Municipality-4.
Severely injured in the accident, the man breathed his last in the course of treatment at Dhangadhi-based Nisarga Hospital. Police have detained the motorcyclist from Lamkichuwa Municipality-7 for further investigation into the incident.