Two people died and four others were injured in a road accident at Dudhauli Municipality-4, Laxmipur, Sindhuli, on Wednesday afternoon.

The deceased have been identified as Ramkumar Kumar, 34, and Phulbabu Dhami, 25, both residents of Tandi in Dudhauli Municipality-11, police confirmed. The accident occurred when a truck heading from Bhiman towards Dudhauli collided with two motorcycles coming from the opposite direction along the Madan Bhandari Highway.

Inspector Sapana Khadka, chief of the Dakaha Area Police Office, said that all four injured—Biplav Dhami, Buddhi Tharu, Sunil Majhi, and Kushe Dhami—received initial treatment at Dudhauli Municipal Hospital before being referred to Biratnagar for further medical care. One of them is reported to be in critical condition.

Police have taken the truck driver, Sher Bahadur Bista of Dhankuta, into custody for investigation. Each motorcycle was carrying three passengers at the time of the crash, police said.