A woman has died and her husband has been injured in a motorcycle accident in Jhapa.

The crash occurred on Wednesday morning on an inner road at Namuna Tol in Mechinagar Municipality–7, where two motorcycles travelling in opposite directions collided.

Sixty-four-year-old Bhojraj Bhandari of Birtamod Municipality–7 sustained minor injuries. His wife, 54-year-old Kalpana Bhandari, who was riding pillion, was seriously injured, suffering head and multiple body injuries.

She was rushed to B and C Hospital for treatment but died during treatment, according to the District Police Office, Jhapa.

Police have taken into custody 43-year-old Yubaraj Mukhiya of Mechinagar Municipality–6, the rider of the other motorcycle involved in the collision. Further investigation is underway, the Area Police Office, Kakarbhitta, said.