Two persons died in a jeep-motorbike collision in Dhanusha district on Friday.

One of the deceased has been identified as Shiva Kumar Chaudhary, 35, of Hansapur Municipality. The identity of another person is yet to be established, SP Chakra Bahadur Singh said.

Both of them died while being taken to the Janakpur Zonal Hospital, police said.

The incident occurred when the jeep en route to Janakpur from Dhalkebar collided head-on with the motorbike last night.

The bodies have been kept at the Zonal Hospital for postmortem.

Police said that they have impounded the jeep and arrested its driver for investigation. RSS