An Indian national died after a jeep and a motorcycle collided in Bahudarmai Municipality on Saturday night, police said.
The accident occurred around 9:30 pm near Patani. An Indian jeep travelling from Mahuwan to Dakaila collided head-on with an unregistered motorcycle coming from the opposite direction. Both vehicles fell about four metres off the road and caught fire.
The motorcycle rider, 38-year-old Naresh Sah Barnwal from East Champaran, Bihar, suffered serious injuries and died at Narayani Hospital in Birgunj around 10pm. A 19-year-old pillion rider, Roshan Kumar Barnwal from Patani-5, is undergoing treatment.
The driver fled the scene and is currently being searched by police.
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