A teenager, who was seriously injured after being struck by an oil tanker on reverse gear at Piple of Rapti Municipality in Chitwan district on Sunday, breathed his last during the course of treatment at the College of Medical Sciences in Bharatpur at around 9 pm yesterday.

The deceased has been identified as Punaya Shah, 14, an assistant driver of the same tranker.

His body has been kept at the same health facility for autopsy. 

Police said that they have arrested tanker driver for investigation.

Meanwhile, a man drowned in the Narayani River on Sunday.

The deceased has been identified as Junga Bahadur Bagadi.

The incident occurred when Bogadi in his early 20s was swimming in the river. RSS