A 34-year-old man was killed when he was hit by a motorcycle driven by an inebriated traffic cop in Lekhnath Municipality-3 in Kaski on Saturday night.

Constable Purna Bahadur Darai of Kaski District Traffic Police Office was riding the two-wheeler (Lu 19 Pa 4941) under the influence of alcohol when he hit Gyan Pun at Ayurved Chowk at around midnight, said police.

Darai was returning home from a restaurant where had consumed alcohol when the accident took place, police added. Gyan died while undergoing treatment. Another person who injured in the incident has been identified as Lil Pun and he is undergoing treatment at Manipal Teaching Hospital. Condition of Lil is critical, said SP Gajusiddhi Bajracharya.

Constable Darai has been admitted to Western Regional Hospital.