A pedestrian was killed after a truck hit him at Jugedi of Narayanghat-Muglin road section in Chitwan on Thursday evening.
Bir Bahadur Tamang, 63, of the same area was killed after the truck (Na 5 Kha 5917) heading to Muglin from Narayanghat hit him, the District Police Office, Chitwan said.
Tamang, who was critically hurt in the incident, died while receiving treatment at College of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital in Bharatpur, Chitwan last midnight.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) of Chitwan Prabhu Prasad Dhakal said that the truck driver is under the police custody.