Two youths died in a road accident near Bharatpur Airport in Chitwan around 2:30am on Tuesday.

Police said a scooter lost control, killing 25-year-old Sandeep Ghimire and 28-year-old pillion rider Kushal Aryal, both from ward 21 of Bharatpur Metropolitan City.

Superintendent of Police Govinda Puri, chief of the Chitwan District Police Office, said the two were rushed to Bharatpur Hospital with severe head injuries but could not be saved.