Three persons died in separate road accidents in Saptari district on Tuesday morning and Monday night.

At least two people were killed and 12 others were injured when a car and a pick-up jeep collided head-on at Kanchanrup Municipality-9 along the East-West Highway at around 2:40am today, police said.

According to Saptari Police Chief Superintendent of Police Narendra Kumar Karki, a 40-year-old woman and a 45-year-old man of Duhabi Municipality-3 of Sunasri, who were travelling in the car, died in the mishap.

Those injured in the accident have been referred to Biratnagar for further treatment after preliminary treatment at the Rupnagar-based Dharmeshwar Hospital.

Similarly, a 35-year-old man died after he was hit by a car with an Indian registration number at Hanumannagar Kankalini Municipality -3 along the East-West Highway at around 9:35pm on Monday.

Likewise, three others were also injured in two other road mishaps.