Two people died after being struck by lightning in Jhapa on Tuesday morning.

According to police, the deceased have been identified as 42-year-old Gairigunj Rural Municipality-8 local Bikash Giri and Rajan Khadka, 46, of Kamal Rural Municipality-2.

Giri died on the spot while Khadka succumbed to the injuries in the course of treatment at the AMDA Hospital in Damak.