Three youths have died after a bus rammed a bike in Tanahun on Saturday night.
The bus (Na 5 Kha 3082) heading toward Kakarbhitta from Pokhara rammed the ill-fated bike (Na 55 Pa 1594) coming from the opposite direction at Kamalbari of Byas municipality – 12 along the Prithvi Highway.
There were four people on the bike at the time of the accident. 20-year-old Raj Raya and 21-year-old Dhiraj Chaudhary of Serawa rural municipality – 3 died on the spot following the accident while 22-year-old Sanjaya Chaudhary died in course of treatment at Gandaki Medical College in Pokhara Sunday morning, said Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Sunil Malla of District Police Office, Tanahun.
21-year-old Bhola Chaudhary is receiving treatment at the same hospital. The bodies of the deceased have been sent to Damauli Hospital and Gandaki Medical College for post – mortem examinations, police said.
Police have detained the bus driver and impounded the vehicle for further investigation, DSP Malla added.