A pedestrian was killed and two others injured in a road accident at old Choharba in the district Monday evening.

The accident took place when a motorbike (Sa 3 Pa 8285) knocked down pedestrian Mohammad Narul Miya, 55, of Chandralalpur-2 of district, said superintendent of police (SP) Purna Chandra Joshi at the District Police Office, Siraha. 

The injured are the motorbike riders Ajit Sharma of Siraha Municipality-4 and Prabin Rai of Gaighat Municipality-8 Udayapur district. 

The injured are undergoing treatment at local hospital, police said. 

Meanwhile in Makwanpur, another pedestrian was killed in a road accident at Simpani along the Heatauda-Narayanghat road section last night. 

Man Maya Thing, 65, of Manhari VDC of Makawanpur district died on the spot after being hit by a night bus (Na 4 Kha 5491) heading to Rajbiraj from Pokhara, said police

She was reportedly crossing the road when the accident took place.

Meanwhile, police have arrested the bus driver Ram Krishna Panta, 36, of Udayapur VDC-6 of Lamjung district for further action, said police. RSS