Surunga (Jhapa), June 27: A youth died in a road accident at Maipul in Shiva Satachi Municipality in Jhapa district along the East-West Highway on Monday noon.
The deceased has been identified as Bijaya Lawati, 32, of Sivagunj-7 in the district, according to the District Police Office, Jhapa.
The incident took place when Lawati riding on (Me 7 Pa 2329) tried to overtake the scooter (Ba 32 Pa 6613) from the same direction and collided with a bus (Ko 1 Kha 3914) coming from the opposite direction while trying to overtake the scooter, police said.
Scooter rider Lawati died on the spot, said Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) at the DTO, Jhapa, Yam Khadka. RSS
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