"Kathmandu, 9th Falgun - Two individuals have lost their lives in a motorcycle accident this morning on the Gorahi-Tulsipur road section in Dang.
The motorcycle with registration number Ra 5 Pa 5453 met with the accident around 6 am today at Saira Chowk in Ward No. 16 of Gorahi Sub-Metropolitan City. According to the information provided by the district police office in Dang, 21-year-old Vijay Pun and 24-year-old Netra Bhandari from Triveni Rural Municipality-5 in Rolpa have died in the incident while receiving treatment at the Rapti Institute of Health Sciences.
Both of them succumbed to their injuries during the course of treatment at the hospital," said Deputy Superintendent of Police Janak Mall, Information Officer of Dang District Police Office.
According to eyewitnesses, the motorcycle overturned while trying to avoid a cyclist. Even though the bicycle was found at the accident site, the cyclist himself remains untraceable."