A man died after a tipper hit a motorbike he was riding on at Pandubazaar in Suryabinayak,Bhaktapur, along the Araniko Highway on Wednesday.

The identity of the deceased is yet to be established.

Police said the tipper (Ba 88 Pa 852) heading towards Bhaktapur from Kavre hit the two-wheeler this evening.

Following the incident, irate locals torched the tipper arguing that the incident occurred as the vehicle was operated before 8 pm.

The locals had also pelted stones at a fire engine that came to extinguish the fire.

Police lobbed teargas canisters to disperse the mob. Vehicular movement has been disrupted following the incident.

The Ministry of Home Affairs on July 11 had banned operation of tipper inside all three districts of Kathmandu Valley during night from 8 pm to 5 am.