A man died in an accident near the Phurke Khola bride in Malekhu, Dhading, along the Prithvi Highway on Monday.

According to police, Shambhu Basnet, 38, died on the spot when a truck (Ba 6 Kha 2752) coming from the opposite direction hit his motorbike (Ba 73 Pa 4976). Police have impounded the truck and detained the driver.