Two dead in Jhapa road mishaps

KATHMANDU: Two persons died in separate road accidents in Jhapa district last night.

A person died after a motorcycle (Pradesh 1-01-016 Pa 899) hit pedestrian Gopal Rai, 40, at Campus Mode in Damak-9 along the East-West Highway. Next one is critically injured.

Police said that Rai died while receiving treatment at Biratnagar-based Neuro Hospital.

Likewise, a tipper knocked a girl to death in Bhadrapur on Thursday. The District Traffic Police, Office, said 11-year-old Shilpa Rishidev of Bhadrapur Municipality-7 died in the accident.

During the time of accident, Shilpa was cycling from Garment Chowk to Haldibari area.

Police said that critically injured in the mishap, Shilpa died at B and C Hospital, Birtamod.