Two persons were killed in a truck-motorbike collision at Banaganga Municipality-5 in Kapilvastu district on Sunday night.

The deceased have been identified as bike rider Rajesh Tharu, 18, and pillion rider Prem Tharu, 20, of Sainamaina Municipality in Rupandehi.

The truck (Na 2 Kha 9929) collided head-on with the bike (Lu 16 Pa 5205) last night, police said.

Police have impounded the truck and arrested its driver for investigation. RSS