Two persons died and 10 others were injured when a microbus hit a roadside tree at Sundarharaicha-7 in Morang district on Monday.

The deceased have been identified as Uma Niraula, 51, and Shyam Karki, 52, of Bhadrapur-15, in Jhapa district.  Critically injured in the incident, the duo breathed their last on the way to a hospital in Biratnagar for treatment.

The bodies have been kept at the Golden Hospital in Biratnagar for postmortem.

The microbus (Ba 4 Kha 6919) was heading towards Kathmandu from Jhapa when the incident occurred this morning.

The injured have been taken to the Dharan-based BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Itahari-based Community Hospital and Biratnagar-based Golden Hospital for treatment, according to the Eastern Regional Police Office, Biratnagar. Some injured are said to be in critical condition. RSS